as in controlled
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as in curbed
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful
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Recent Examples of bridled
Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
For long stretches, she was denied access to books and bridled against the monotony and regulation of institutional life.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridled
Adjective
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Too bad the script feels less controlled and more directionless when each of these characters go head to head with an increasing body count across several bloody incidents.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Once the legs are free, slow and controlled motions can help a person gradually reach firmer ground.—
Outside,
Outside,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Lawyers and doctors can lose their licenses to practice, insider traders can be barred from the financial industry, public officials stripped of committee assignments, and dangerous speeding drivers should have their bad habit curbed.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Sirota said Medicaid and HCPF staff worked to give legislators information on where costs were increasing and how those costs could be curbed.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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To the left is a relaxed deck for post-dip chilling; to the right is the beautifully restrained restaurant, partly enclosed in a glasshouse with an undulating canopy roof.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Neither restrained nor overpowering.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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They’re regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to ensure proper safeguards are in place to prevent microscopic cement particles from causing health problems in nearby residents.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2026
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The president did not legalize psychedelics or weed, but his orders change the way these drugs will be regulated.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The authors argued that the typical American diet contained excessive calories and fat and lacked sufficient amounts of complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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Burick and one of his students assemble the base for one of ENIAC’s three portable function tables, which contained banks of switches that stored numerical constants.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The breaks kept coming for Orlando.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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Trump kept a straight face during Obama’s speech, and at one point even waved during the president’s remarks.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But done intelligently, archiving ensures that all data, whether active or dormant, remains accessible, governed and usable.—
Sean Nathaniel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the right hands, even a stubborn loaf can be tamed.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Not shown in the video is when officers finally tamed the out-of-control boat, Ramos said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Bridled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridled. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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