as in to regulate
to make changes to (something) in order to keep a desirable balance, proportion, etc.
He takes insulin to modulate his blood sugar levels. She kept talking during the performance, making no effort to modulate her voice.
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If topical treatments aren’t enough to keep symptoms at bay, or if the eczema is particularly severe, there are oral medicines and injectable biologics that can help modulate the immune system’s response to eczema, says Gordon.
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
This may be due to the ability of these drugs to modulate reward pathways, impulse control and inflammatory processes in the brain.
—Ziyad Al-Aly, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
Cannabinoids interact with the body’s endocannabinoid system, modulating pain signaling and inflammation:
THC binds to CB1 receptors in the central nervous system, altering pain perception.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
The next two clips feature that same podcast with the AIs’ voices modulated more and less subtly by a ring modulator:
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—Barath Raghavan, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2025
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
This may be due to the ability of these drugs to modulate reward pathways, impulse control and inflammatory processes in the brain.
—Ziyad Al-Aly, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
Cannabinoids interact with the body’s endocannabinoid system, modulating pain signaling and inflammation:
THC binds to CB1 receptors in the central nervous system, altering pain perception.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
The next two clips feature that same podcast with the AIs’ voices modulated more and less subtly by a ring modulator:
Raw audio sample generated by Google’s NotebookLM
Your browser does not support the audio element.
—Barath Raghavan, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2025
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Aside from crime, the advisory spotlights the dangers around jet skiing and boating in the Bahamas, noting that the boating industry is not well regulated and some watercraft are not licensed, which has led to injury and death.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Apr. 2025
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Public health groups had already sued the FDA for not moving fast enough to review the products after the agency, in 2016, finalized rules for regulating them under the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Will either require Teta adjusting his play style (not gonna happen) or Gyökeres needs to make significant changes in his play style to fit.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Earlier in March, Paltrow spoke with Vanity Fair for their April cover story and was asked about how her two kids have adjusted to being in college.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The medications can offer benefits for people with type 2 diabetes, such as improving glycemic control, insulin activity, curbing post-meal blood sugar spikes, and protecting the heart and kidneys, Basina said.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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While most people's symptoms improve, many who are unvaccinated can suffer greatly.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Modulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modulate. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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