controlled

[ kuhn-trohld ]

/ kənˈtroʊld /

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adjective

held in check; curbed: poorly controlled anger.

carefully regulated, tested, or verified: a controlled experiment.

(of a drug) restricted by law as to possession and use: Morphine is a controlled drug.

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Origin of controlled

First recorded in 1580–90; control + -ed²

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How to use controlled in a sentence

Plus, apps would need to pull and verify your vaccination records in an easy, safe and controlled format.
Vaccine passport apps are here. But the technical challenges are still coming.|Rachel Lerman|April 2, 2021|Washington Post
Even in controlled and quiet environments, the tournaments overflow with spirit.
March Madness has long been the NCAA’s Magic Eraser. This time it’s a highlighter.|Jerry Brewer|March 25, 2021|Washington Post
Between two patients with diabetes, for example, they can determine who has the less controlled blood sugar level and place that person higher on the list than someone whose disease is better managed.
Should Someone With Asthma Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Before Someone With Cancer? The Next Big Challenge in the Vaccine Rollout|Alice Park|February 10, 2021|Time
Offering nearly as much range of motion for climbing as randonnee race boots, the TLTs are stiff enough laterally to allow skiers to make controlled turns far better than the old-school mountaineering boots did.
The Backcountry Ski Sales Boom Is Upon Us|Marc Peruzzi|January 22, 2021|Outside Online

How controlled burns workThere are a few ways that we can return fires to lands starved of it.
How we can burn our way to a better future|Ula Chrobak|October 2, 2020|Popular-Science
I stood with a tape recorder, listening to men denounce the liberal media controlled by Jews.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Two years ago in Michigan, she oversaw AFP operations to help the Republican-controlled legislature pass sweeping anti-union laws.
The Next Phase of the Koch Brothers’ War on Unions|Carl Deal and Tia Lessin|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And in informal talks, Chinese leaders have compared hackers on both sides to unruly children who can only barely be controlled.
Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Some tribes” have “requested guidance on the enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA),” the opening reads.
Tribes to U.S. Government: Take Your Weed and Shove It|Abby Haglage|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to the indictment, it is part of a network of Latino gangs controlled by La Eme.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs|Seth Ferranti|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He controlled himself betimes, bethinking him that, after all, there might be some reason in what this fat fellow said.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The exchanges had closed in previous years, but never for the reasons which now controlled them.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The new forces controlled by mankind have been powerless as yet to remove want and destitution, hard work and social discontent.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The combination of the safe set apart for the use of the board will be controlled by two persons designated by the board.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
With a tremendous effort, he controlled himself and smothered the rising fires that struggled towards speech and action.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

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