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to make changes to (something) in order to keep a desirable balance, proportion, etc. He takes insulin to modulate his blood sugar levels. She kept talking during the performance, making no effort to modulate her voice.
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Recent Examples of modulates In doing so, poetry modulates our neuroendocrine, neuroimmune, circulatory, and other systems to bring back healing. —
K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025 While the Earth system is unfathomably complex, Mills has been able to reproduce the broad trajectory of our climate over the ages by turning just four knobs — each of which modulates the carbon dioxide budget. —Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 That’s a big deal because plate tectonics is our master story for how Earth recycles rock, drives volcanism and mountain-building, and modulates climate over geologic time. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025 These scenes are some of the strongest, as Pellerin impressively modulates Matthew’s turn from endearingly cringey to terrifyingly single-minded. —Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025 Coating the film with transparent electrodes enabled them to excite the crystal, setting up an acoustic standing wave that modulates the intensity of light passing through it. —IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2022
K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025 While the Earth system is unfathomably complex, Mills has been able to reproduce the broad trajectory of our climate over the ages by turning just four knobs — each of which modulates the carbon dioxide budget. —Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 That’s a big deal because plate tectonics is our master story for how Earth recycles rock, drives volcanism and mountain-building, and modulates climate over geologic time. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025 These scenes are some of the strongest, as Pellerin impressively modulates Matthew’s turn from endearingly cringey to terrifyingly single-minded. —Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025 Coating the film with transparent electrodes enabled them to excite the crystal, setting up an acoustic standing wave that modulates the intensity of light passing through it. —IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2022
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Records show the agency that primarily regulates hydropower dams, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, sent warning letters for years to a shifting cast of owners while granting multiple extensions.— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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The bill, led by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, regulates the fastest and most high-powered e-bikes, and defines and regulates other micromobility devices, such as scooters, skateboards and unicycles.— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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If one pitch isn’t working or another pitch is dominating, Marcello adjusts accordingly.— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Foiling yachts typically run software that adjusts the foils hundreds of times a second to maintain safe, level flight.— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
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This version corrects the location of the Escade school to Barcelona-based.— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Discover the altered gene, place healthy versions of the gene into innocuous viruses, give those to patients, hope that kickstarts the CFTR protein and corrects the problem.— Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
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Harris gives Justin Herbert a quality threat and further improves the overall offense.— Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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The 14-page bill improves enforcement of no-contact orders, ups repeat violations of protection orders to felony offenses, and provides protection to witnesses and victims who report domestic violence crimes.— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
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