as in limited
having distinct or certain limits
the public is allowed some restricted access to the government-owned land
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as in confined
to set bounds or an upper limit for
will restrict access to the laboratory
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Recent Examples of restricted
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
When services were finished the defendant followed the priest into a restricted area, Manley said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Otherwise, Supabase restricted the company’s Series E to insiders, despite interest from outside investors.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Otherwise, they’ll be faced with the specter of restricted free agency next summer.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
When services were finished the defendant followed the priest into a restricted area, Manley said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Indeed, while other nominally communist countries, such as Vietnam and China, have facilitated the development of a private sphere in their economies in the past several decades, officials in Havana have in practice restricted such growth so as not to threaten state enterprises.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Otherwise, Supabase restricted the company’s Series E to insiders, despite interest from outside investors.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restricted
Adjective
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Şengün played a large chunk of his limited time on the floor Monday night with Adams or Capela also in the lineup.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Following their split, the parents of two were seen together on numerous occasions, including the 2019 Emmys where Taylor was on deck to support Ben, who was nominated for outstanding directing for a limited series, movie or dramatic special for Escape At Dannemora.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Today, Facebook competes with platforms like Twitch and Reddit for the same finite base.—
Roman Axelrod,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Your donor supply is finite and should be managed like capital.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Restricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricted. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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