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as in tamed
changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans
every evening, a wild Canada goose is at the food trough with our tame geese
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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
that action movie was so tame I fell asleep about 20 minutes into it
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as in to regulate
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 tame
Ashley Davis, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Interest rates climbed, as the Federal Reserve looked to tame pandemic-era inflation.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
Trump’s transactional and pragmatic engagement with adversaries may do more to tame geopolitical rivalry than Biden’s view of a globe defined by a clash between democracy and autocracy.
—Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
It can be used to de-frizz ends, define curls, or tame flyaways.
—Ashley Davis, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Interest rates climbed, as the Federal Reserve looked to tame pandemic-era inflation.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
As the Palisades and Eaton fires continue to scorch Southern California, helpless spectators are raising questions about whether there are better ways to tame the flames.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
Trump’s transactional and pragmatic engagement with adversaries may do more to tame geopolitical rivalry than Biden’s view of a globe defined by a clash between democracy and autocracy.
—Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tame
Adjective
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The entire family is outraged, but Peter insists that the film is slow, boring and essentially, overrated.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Recently, Jennifer Lopez has been a big fan of natural manicures, which are anything but boring.—
Lea Hüttinger,
Glamour,
20 Jan. 2025
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Zoom out: The announcement comes a day after Trump signed an executive order rescinding a Biden-era executive order regulating AI.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
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The dye, which has been registered with and regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 1971, is used by food manufacturers to achieve a bright red color.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Israel Defense Forces have been slow to withdraw from their position in the southern part of Lebanon despite a Nov. 27 ceasefire deal that gave the Lebanese Army and the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon exclusive jurisdiction over the region.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Jan. 2025
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Randle has often been slow to close out on 3-point shooters and inattentive off the ball.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Eaton Fire in the Altadena area was 95% contained at 14,021 acres.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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The sunscreens contain photolyase to calm and soothe; niacinamide for brightening and collagen production; squalene for hydration; and lingonberry to ward off blue light damage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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At the same time, it should be said that the greatest growth decades for the U.S. of modern times (the 1980s and 1990s) occurred at a time when domestic U.S. oil production was near non-existent.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, Trump declared a national energy emergency to boost domestic oil and gas production and end the electric vehicle mandate.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to her tiring routine of delivering disappointment, Hadoula also has to contend with her own troubles in the form of a vision of her deceased mother (Maria Protoppapa).—
Ryan Swen,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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Image Piloting a firefighting aircraft is sweaty, tiring work, Mr. Mattiacci said.—
Yan Zhuang,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Israel has controlled the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing since it was captured last May, and it has been shut since then.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, the authors either didn’t have details on, or didn’t control for, race or ethnicity and socioeconomic factors, which can affect life expectancy.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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There are no more stupid questions and an open, supportive, and curious culture evolves.—
Darpan Munjal,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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So if someone is crazy slash stupid enough to do that.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Tame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tame. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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