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as in domineering
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as in regulating
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
you must learn to control your temper
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as in containing
to gain emotional or mental control of
he controlled himself only with the greatest difficulty in the face of his opponent's insulting remarks
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as in governing
to exercise authority or power over
circumstances often control the choices we make in life
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as in managing
to look after and make decisions about
during the period that she controlled the company it was highly profitable
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Recent Examples of controlling
Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 21 Jan. 2025
According to Callas, his management became more controlling than collaborative, though.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Micro-Management in Disguise Narcissistic bosses are often skilled at reframing their most controlling tendencies as virtues.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
In each case, the asset manager got 49% of the joint venture and Intel retained a controlling interest of 51%.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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Some in the user community—and 3D printing advocates broadly—are pushing back, suggesting the firm has other, more controlling motives.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 21 Jan. 2025
According to Callas, his management became more controlling than collaborative, though.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Micro-Management in Disguise Narcissistic bosses are often skilled at reframing their most controlling tendencies as virtues.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
In each case, the asset manager got 49% of the joint venture and Intel retained a controlling interest of 51%.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for controlling
Adjective
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All the while, his domineering mother Bunny (played by the late Frances Sternhagen) is determined to stay the number one woman in her son's life.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Since then, he’s portrayed a colorful collection of characters, from a domineering theater owner in Shakespeare in Love to Pirates of the Caribbean’s villain turned hero, Captain Hector Barbossa.—
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8 Mar. 2025
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On the other hand, if your social media app of choice elicits feelings of insufficiency, and self-control resources are burned up by exerting will power to avoid consuming products, or regulating hard emotions, than that experience is important to notice.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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The drug may achieve these benefits by regulating cellular growth and metabolism.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Dec. 2024
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Gunfire ensued when Ratliff came out of the vault with a sack containing money.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
24 Dec. 2024
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Those are akin to having put together examples of people playing a sport, some examples containing no mistakes, and other examples revealing discernable mistakes.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The terms governing the use of the character are set out in a 71-page license agreement executive summary which was released in a 2014 hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges that the park’s ownership violated Florida’s laws governing mobile home evictions, including by raising rents within 90 days of issuing the notice to vacate and by not offering the homeowners’ association the first right of refusal to purchase the land.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2025
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The administrative burden of managing multiple systems is immense.—
Joshua Siler,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Cultivate work-life balance Senior professionals often face the challenge of managing demanding roles alongside personal commitments.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The imperial Presidency: Designs on Greenland, promises to take back the Panama Canal, threats of tariffs on countries ranging from Colombia to Taiwan—how did a President who once pledged isolationism become so grasping?—
Ian Crouch,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
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Multiplied across numerous markets in every state, the LIHTC fuels more and more grasping for cash instead of reductions to make housing easier to create.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
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Her insights in class are concise, cogent, and nuanced.—
Ted Ladd,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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World leaders will struggle to have a cogent grasp of minor details of who-shot-who on the front line.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Seriously, had our honorable horror maestro taken a terrible tumble while composing the latest Goosebumps book?—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Consider using two hands to steady the monocular or use surrounding objects like fences or walls to lean against while composing your image.—
Matt Morris,
Space.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Controlling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controlling. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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