as in regulating
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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Recent Examples of modulating
Similarly, Ping’s team devised a system that pauses the pH-modulating current just long enough for a graphene transistor to record accurate readings without interference.
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
After the governor officially accepts the presentation, a steady drumbeat begins, and a musical, modulating chant, a sound pulling listeners back to a time before there was a city of Richmond on this spot.
—Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
In simpler terms, the role of expectations in modulating our brain’s response to pain.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2024
Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
After the governor officially accepts the presentation, a steady drumbeat begins, and a musical, modulating chant, a sound pulling listeners back to a time before there was a city of Richmond on this spot.
—Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
In simpler terms, the role of expectations in modulating our brain’s response to pain.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modulating
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On the other hand, if your social media app of choice elicits feelings of insufficiency, and self-control resources are burned up by exerting will power to avoid consuming products, or regulating hard emotions, than that experience is important to notice.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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The drug may achieve these benefits by regulating cellular growth and metabolism.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Dec. 2024
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The complication only needs adjusting every 122 years—an ageless classic bursting with joie de vivre just like Goldblum.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
6 Jan. 2025
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The country’s intelligence service concluded the app posed national security risks and was used by Russia for disinformation, cyberattacks, hacking, spreading malware, location tracking and adjusting missile strikes.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
The Denver Post,
4 Jan. 2025
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Addressing this research gap is critical for developing effective treatments and improving the lives of millions of women.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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But the Jazz are improving at the big-picture issues.—
Tony Jones,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Through training and patience, owners can work on correcting the inappropriate barking behavior.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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The French formulation contains a blend of oils that nourish the hair while correcting its color.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Modulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modulating. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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