regulates

VERB

manage, organize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjust administer balance classify conduct control coordinate determine govern handle improve monitor oversee readjust rectify standardize supervise

STRONG

adapt allocate arrange correct direct dispose fit fix guide legislate measure moderate modulate order reconcile rule run set settle square superintend systematize temper time true tune

WEAK

methodize pull things together put in order shape up straighten up tune up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

damage mismanage neglect obey waver worsen

STRONG

confuse disagree disarrange disorder disorganize displace disturb halt leave misguide mislead mix up serve soften unsettle upset

WEAK

deregulate

Example Sentences

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regulates

Brighthouse’s insurance business is based in Delaware, the state that also regulates the two Walter insurance companies under investigation, Delaware Life and Clear Spring Life and Annuity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

James argues that this explanation is more parsimonious than assuming the brain contains what he calls "a higher-level, central controller that monitors and regulates sensory and motor processes."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

It isn’t yet entirely clear who regulates prediction markets and how, and markets have regularly clashed with state officials trying to rein them in.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

"The important thing is we've got a system which regulates universities on outcomes," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

She walks in a circle until her breath regulates, because she knows what will happen to her muscles if she doesn’t.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti