regulated
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
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co-regulatedadjective
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deregulatedadjective
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hyper-regulatedadjective
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misregulatedadjective
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multi-regulatedadjective
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non-regulatedadjective
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over-regulatedadjective
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pre-regulatedadjective
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re-regulatedadjective
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self-regulatedadjective
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semi-regulatedadjective
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under-regulatedadjective
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unregulatedadjective
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well-regulatedadjective
Example Sentences
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Plenty of industries, from aerospace to hairdressers, are regulated by what we call ex ante restrictions, basically the idea that if you can’t prove in advance its safe, you can’t do it or sell it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
They are products from life-insurance companies, backed by bond portfolios and strictly regulated by state governments, which convert a pile of money into a guaranteed lifetime income.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Tiffany now wants the state's tax incentives scrapped and the industry more tightly regulated, though he stops short of a ban.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
But policing the market is hard because much of the industry isn’t regulated and transactions can be anonymous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
I heard Dad promise the commissioner that “every new construction site will be thoroughly inspected and regulated from now on.”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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