restricted
adjective
re·strict·ed
ri-ˈstrik-təd 
: subject or subjected to restriction: such as
a
: not general : limited
the decision had a restricted effect
b
: available to the use of particular groups or specifically excluding others
a restricted country club
c
: not intended for general circulation or release
a restricted document
restrictedly
adverb
Examples of restricted in a Sentence
He is on a severely restricted diet.
You have entered a restricted area.
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Hundreds more were forced to sleep on cots in terminals overnight, as authorities scrambled to respond to unconfirmed but credible reports of drones in restricted airspace.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Things had finally intensified to where McTavish was on the phone with Morris five or six times a day after a lengthy and meaningful divide over term and worth resulting in the center withholding his services for the first 10 days of training camp as a restricted free agent without a contract.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The restricted technologies cover a large swathe of future-defining industries such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, advanced robotics, and equipment needed to produce them.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Roche’s tominersen is back in trials with a more restricted group of people who may benefit most from the therapy, and another ASO called WVE-003 from Wave Life Sciences may soon be entering phase 2/3 trials.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Things had finally intensified to where McTavish was on the phone with Morris five or six times a day after a lengthy and meaningful divide over term and worth resulting in the center withholding his services for the first 10 days of training camp as a restricted free agent without a contract.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The restricted technologies cover a large swathe of future-defining industries such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, advanced robotics, and equipment needed to produce them.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Roche’s tominersen is back in trials with a more restricted group of people who may benefit most from the therapy, and another ASO called WVE-003 from Wave Life Sciences may soon be entering phase 2/3 trials.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Restricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restricted. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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