control rigidly
Frequency: 6.85.2 per million words
To manage or direct a situation or process in a very strict manner.
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- The government sought to control the media rigidly.
- Her parents used to control her schedule rigidly when she was younger.
- The new regulations will rigidly control pollutant emissions.
- He tried to control his anger rigidly, but it was difficult.
- The dictator's regime rigidly controlled every aspect of public life.
- Such strict protocols are necessary to control the experiment rigidly.
- They believe that society should not rigidly control individual freedoms.
- The company's finances are rigidly controlled by a central committee.
- Despite the chaos, the project manager managed to control the timeline rigidly.
- The teacher had to control the noisy class rigidly to maintain order.