regulate
verb (used with object)
to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc..
have regulated
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present perfectof regulate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This follows Brussels’s decision over the summer to drop a proposal that would have regulated green claims in advertising and the like.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Singapore imposes hefty fines, and New York and London have regulated feeding zones.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
Moore underscored that, since the founding, state courts have conducted judicial review and state constitutions have regulated federal elections.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2024
While some cities, such as Austin and San Antonio, have regulated public utilities, most of the state operates under a competitive market.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
During this long Sabbath we believed Him to be engaged in religious work; though He may have regulated the universe a bit now and then.
From What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul by Richard la Rue Swain
