modulates

verb

Definition of modulatesnext
present tense third-person singular of modulate
as in regulates
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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  1. regulates
  2. adjusts
  3. improves
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  • Now, some are suggesting that Welch may have run afoul of the Securities and Exchange Commission, an independent oversight agency that regulates financial markets, including cryptocurrency.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Similar to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the Québec Maple Syrup Producers federation regulates the production of syrup to control its price, putting a quota on how much syrup would sell each year.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of regulates
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  • Founded in 2016 in Ontario, by CEO Manmeet Maggu and CTO Rahul Udasi to assist Maggu’s nephew, Trexo customizes each brace’s gait to the user and adjusts it over time.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
  • This calculation takes into account your highest 35 years of earnings, adjusts them for inflation and calculates your Social Security monthly benefit at your full retirements age.
    Thomas Hager, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of adjusts
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  • Furthermore, by increasing employee sentiment and utilization, vacancies and vacancy times are reduced, which ultimately improves the profitability of these spaces.
    Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Value of Primary Care Primary care is the only medical discipline in which expanding physician supply improves life expectancy, health equity, and population health, according to a 2021 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
    Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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