taming

verb

present participle of tame
as in controlling
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 taming It’s formulated to add weightless moisture and shine while taming flyaways and frizz. — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026 Warsh also said that market moves, like the recent rise in Treasury yields, may be partially doing the Fed’s job of taming inflation by causing higher borrowing rates to ripple through the economy – including in the form of elevated mortgage rates. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Fujimori, 51, is the daughter of late President Alberto Fujimori, who governed the country ​with an iron fist from 1990 to 2000 and was credited with defeating Maoist insurgents and taming runaway hyperinflation. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026 Alberto Fujimori, who governed Peru from 1990 to 2000, is credited by supporters with rescuing the country from economic collapse, taming hyperinflation and defeating the brutal Maoist Shining Path insurgency, which had terrorized Peru for years. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 His focus on taming inflation implied the opposite. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 June 2026 With data showing the job market remains steady, Wall Street analysts said on Friday that the Fed will focus on taming inflation. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 May 2026 After taming Nikola Jokic in Round 1, Wembanyama is next in line for Minnesota’s defensive dominator. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026 Quintana had no trouble taming the potent, but free-swinging Braves lineup. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taming
  1. controlling
  2. curbing
  3. regulating
  4. keeping
  5. containing
  6. restraining
Verb
  • The Ravens did that, committing only three penalties for 25 yards (the Eagles had 10 for 96), limiting their mistakes and controlling the line of scrimmage.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • During my drives in the Model Y, the vehicle was essentially controlling itself for multiple hours and dozens of miles without intervention on highway and nonhighway roads.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • Deploying renewables paired with intelligent energy conservation and grid management, individuals, businesses, municipalities, and entire countries are earnestly curbing their CO2 emissions.
    — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Higher-voltage architecture reduces current loads, curbing heat buildup and boosting efficiency during sustained performance runs.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of curbing
Verb
  • Which makes regulating surveillance pricing now all the more important.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Maine has passed a new AI law regulating artificial intelligence as a mental health advisor, similar to other state legislations.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • And that doesn’t count other Navy demands on the carrier fleet, like exercises with allies or keeping a presence in the Indo-Pacific, Parker said.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • His machines cut six acres a day, continuously keeping South Farms’ lawns neat.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of keeping
Verb
  • The best kits with oils and lotions can rise to $150, and those containing high-quality straight razors might cost as much as $200.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The group’s survey efforts are mostly organized into 17 clusters, each containing 12 to 16 individual collection sites spread out in a grid of roughly 14 square miles.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of containing
Verb
  • One of the topics raised by Cullen is that Championship clubs need to find ways to boost income alongside restraining costs.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • On the other side of the car, another ICE agent was restraining Salgado against the ground, handcuffing him.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of restraining

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