Thesaurus results for CONTROLLER

controller

noun

kən-ˈtrō-lər

Definition of controller

as in regulator

a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed

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Recent Examples of controller Recommended by Our Editors That inclusivity was most visible not with a video game but with the My Mario line of products targeted at babies too young to even hold controllers. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026 To help out here, Mission controllers tend to put craft like the Dragon in a slightly lower orbit. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026 When the air ambulance stopped responding, the controller had a nearby Ethiopian Airlines jet try and reach them, but there was still no response, according to the audio. — Anselm Gibbs, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 The controllers then asked another airplane flying in the area to look for the medical transport jet and to try to contact it by radio. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for controller

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Short lived acquisition Once seen as a blueprint for Chinese startups seeking global reach, Manus has become a cautionary tale for companies squeezed between regulators in Beijing and Washington.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Congolese businesses often lack the financing and technical skills to take over major mining contracts, limiting how far the regulator can act without disrupting operations.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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Badly injured, Captain Machchhar somehow opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower al-Hammami, and two off-duty pilots to take control of the plane and land it in Saudi Arabia.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 10 Oct. 2026
In recent years, business has also benefited from factors outside the company’s control, like a country music resurgence boosting the sale of acoustic guitars and Taylor Swift inspiring more young women to take up the instrument.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

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