POLICES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

polices

verb

present tense third-person singular of police

as in governs

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While Boise officials decide zoning and land use, ACHD governs local streets, and the Idaho Transportation Department controls State Street itself, legally a portion of State Highway 44.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026
With different-sized bubbles, the experiment showed that the size of the largest bubble governs the flow direction.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

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Six in 10 families can’t afford the basic cost of living in the battleground districts that will determine which party controls the House, a Washington Post analysis has found.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Although Chen Mechan is accused of firing on the Salvadoran’s vehicles, sources said its heavily armed men received backup from Joseph’s 400 Mawozo, which controls the neighboring territory.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of controls

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The company says its sodium-ion platform operates with passive cooling, eliminating the need for those systems.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Technically not in Lofoten, but well worth extending your trip for, Kvitnes Gard is a historic estate in Hadsel, Vesterålen, that operates as a 15-room farm hotel.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of operates

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School board trustees are elected volunteers who shape district budgets and policies and hire a superintendent who guides day-to-day decisions.

— Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Over the years, Best of Beauty became the seal that guides hands across shelves by empowering Allure readers with the knowledge of what makes a product great… long before the advent of social media and the ubiquitous #GRWM.

— Hunter Lacey, Allure, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of guides

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Doctors point to how the body regulates its own temperature at night, and how a cozy pair of socks can nudge that process along.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Every few years, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, which regulates the sport, makes the teams redesign their cars.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulates

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Since its launch 15 years ago, Mubadala Capital has become the first sovereign fund to take in third-party capital, and now manages around $60 billion in its core alternatives business.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Aaron Alamary, president of parking management company TruPark USA, manages thousands of parking spaces between Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of manages

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Their calculations showed that the molecule conducts electricity very differently depending on its rotational angle.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Andre Vasquez's office conducts a survey to decide which projects get done, like a mural outside the Budlong Woods branch of the Chicago Public Library.

— Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of conducts

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The disease is endemic in rodents living in the Americas, Central Asia and Africa, says David Wagner, a plague expert who directs the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at Northern Arizona University.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Wizz talent Clotet directs with Celia Giraldo and Sara Fantova, and reprises her title role as Marianna, next to Marcel Borras as Samuel.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

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