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modulate

[moj-uh-layt] / ˈmɒdʒ əˌleɪt /


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Olsen: Over the course of the series, how did you modulate how crazy to seem?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

"Now we can tell you that information, and we can see how individual chemical species modulate polarization depending on the charge state of atoms."

From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026

Other advantages include no launching device, the ability to modulate the beam's intensity, and unlimited "ammunition."

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

Olsen: How have you come to learn that distinction and how to modulate your performance, like knowing what you can do for a camera versus what you’re doing for the audience?

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

I had almost forgotten that humans can modulate their voices to express the emotion they are feeling.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Incyte said the acquisition includes Vega’s lead candidate VGA039, which modulates Protein S to improve hemostasis, potentially improving the body’s ability to control bleeding in numerous bleeding disorders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Oppenheimer modulates the lighting during the scenes from cool to warm and back again, underlining the vacillating feelings they can’t acknowledge outright.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2024

That’s the focus of a new study, “Reining in regret: emotion regulation modulates regret in decision making,” co-authored by Temple University’s Crystal Reeck and Kevin LaBar, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024

"This opens up a new window into how the brain monitors and modulates body physiology," said Dr. Zuker, a professor of biochemistry, molecular biophysics and neuroscience at Columbia's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

From Science Daily ● May 1, 2024

As the strings of the instrument obey the hand of the master, thy look modulates the wildest chords of my heart to thy will.

From Zanoni by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton

If, miraculously, the Strait of Hormuz reopens soon, that would be modulated.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

With a combined 650 lb-ft of torque on tap, the Vistiq moves with serene authority through daily traffic, temperate and precisely modulated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026

It was a carefully modulated message in an area in which she has a double-digit advantage over Trump.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024

I’m sure we modulated on set and that editorial choices were made to shade it, but everyone knew the target.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024

Her voice was rich, modulated, each word pronounced as if she were inventing it.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

"Demonstrating that it's possible to treat severe periodontitis by modulating the body's own response is new and relevant information that helps preserve antibiotics for when they are truly indispensable," says Feres.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

The rare combination of off-grain fermentation and column distillation offers yet another lever to pull when it comes to modulating flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

I support having some way of modulating that asymmetry, such as through rent stabilization.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

“It is for sure playing some role in modulating H5N1 disease in humans,” he said, but was unlikely the only factor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

He had been dancing about the stage, waving his spear, modulating his voice, and now suddenly he became still, and lowered his voice.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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