POLICED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

policed

verb

past tense of police

as in regulated

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Recent Examples of policed Since the civil-rights era, the federal government has policed the police, ensuring oversight after brutality is carried out by people wearing badges, whether in Selma in 1965 or Minneapolis in 2020. — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for policed

Verb

At the federal level, ENDS are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, but states have the authority to restrict their sale in order to protect the health of their citizens.

— Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
The companies are regulated on the federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, which has historically focused on overseeing soybean futures and oil derivatives.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulated

Verb

The system sued the Education Department in March, arguing that SJSU followed the law and NCAA rules that governed the seasons under review.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Struggling with both the unforgiving ocean and the unforgiving crew, Hákon must adapt to a brutal environment governed by its own rules.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of governed

Verb

And insurers controlled by former Los Angeles Lakers owner Mark Walter lent billions to companies tied to his financial empire, leading to lawsuits and an SEC investigation.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Most concerning of all was Dolan’s installation of his longtime crony, Isaiah Thomas, on the board of a new corporate entity that controlled the Knicks.

— Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of controlled

Verb

The answers depend on how services are operated and the commitments companies are prepared to make.

— Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The affected rail line, used by trains operated by Metrolink and Amtrak that connect Orange County to San Diego and offer picturesque ocean views, has long been threatened by coastal erosion.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of operated

Verb

Just 39% of Americans say AI has a positive impact on society, compared with 44% who believe its impact is negative, according to a national survey conducted this month by my company, Outward Intelligence.

— Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
The experiment, conducted by computer scientists at Binghamton University in New York, exposed a security weakness in large language models (LLMs) used to plan robotic actions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of conducted

Verb

Johan Enslin, an ARPA-E program director, envisions a grid in which power can be converted, directed and managed automatically—much like the way data are routed around the Internet—rather than merely stepped up or down.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Judd Apatow directed the Macdonald documentary, now streaming, and co-directed the one on Bamford, which premieres Friday.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of directed

Verb

God has put people in your way who have guided you and assisted you.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Spotify had guided to slower MAU growth in the third quarter, pointing to changes to products in emerging countries to help the company better monetize its user bases.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026