as in tame
changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans
circus trainers work with tamed tigers and elephants
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as in controlled
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
try to tame your language when you're in front of the kids
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Recent Examples of tamed
W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Furthermore, while the labor market remains stable, finding a job has become more difficult, creating a fragile environment for consumer confidence if the affordability crisis is not tamed swiftly.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Most of these reptiles are raised and tamed by humans before being sold in physical stores, while some are available through online vendors who typically ship them directly to the buyers, according to Chinese state media reports.
—Joyce Jiang, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Here, her ends were much more tamed, falling delicately over her neck above her vintage, spring 2003 Ralph Lauren patchwork gown.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 Dec. 2025
Mere seconds before halftime, Ahmed tamed a long diagonal pass that defeated SDFC’s one-sided pressure.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
While painful, Howe’s third Budget is now remembered as one that tamed inflation and enabled interest rates to be reduced, bringing down a high exchange rate that had been hammering British industry.
—Ian King, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
The sting was sharper knowing Korda had already tamed that hole with two birdies and a par earlier in the week.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
Most notably, clowns were tamed, silenced, and directed to reimagine their physical comedy to appeal to the youngest viewers.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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But inflation had been tamed, and the economy was booming by the following year.
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Odessa A’zion joined a litany of A-listers for Nominees Night, hosted by The Hollywood Reporter and Spotify as part of Golden Week, on Thursday in Los Angeles, donning a hairdo much tamer than her typical style.—
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This has allowed many firms to avoid passing on the full cost of tariffs to consumers, keeping price hikes on goods relatively tame.—
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Through the integration with Tactical Assault Kit software, the team remotely controlled multiple unmanned ground and surface units across a large, 50-square-mile operational area.—
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Staff shortages have led to flow control programs to keep flights safe in other areas, too, like the airspace controlled by Jacksonville Center.—
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Three City Hall employees reported that their wallets, which contained cash, credit cards, health savings account cards, and personal ID were stolen from their offices, per Boston Police reports.—
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The damage was largely contained to what firefighters call a wildland-urban interface fire, not a larger conflagration like the one developing in the Palisades.—
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There’s a kind of social contract under which utilities operate essentially as monopolies to provide a public service and in exchange are regulated.—
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The devices measure pollutants regulated by the EPA, including nitrogen oxides, ozone and particulate matter from sources like gas turbines, factories and heavy traffic.—
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But Daniels kept getting hurt this season, managing to start only seven games and getting shut down in December after a series of injuries to his left knee, right hamstring and left elbow.—
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While rebounding kept the Horned Frogs in the game early, the offense finally picked up until the mistakes piled up down the stretch.—
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Even more public-identifying figures on Letterboxd — like Sean Baker — have curbed their activity on the platform, and other stars like Ayo Edebiri (and now Williams) deleted their accounts entirely.—
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The 11 rookies — along with less-than 30 leaders like Bryce Young, Jaycee Horn and Derrick Brown — are a large reason why the Panthers curbed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ four-year reign as NFC South champs.—
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Deputies said initial statements claimed he had been kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint by two unknown suspects who then allegedly restrained him and set the vehicle on fire.—
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Kerr had to be restrained by Payton and assistant coaches Terry Stotts and Kris Weems.—
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The fresh evidence of how internal dissent was suppressed for the sake of diplomatic relationships exposes a broader crisis of impunity for crimes committed against journalists, and the failure of states to hold other states accountable.—
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This may have resulted in cooling that had until now suppressed the sublimation of water ice to steam.—
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“Tamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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