CIRCUMSCRIBES Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

circumscribes

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present tense third-person singular of circumscribe

as in restricts

to set bounds or an upper limit for circumscribed his enthusiasm so as not to make the losing side feel worse

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as in defines

to mark the limits of Lake Michigan circumscribes the city of Chicago on the east

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The 'better safe than sorry' mindset, while useful for physical threats, severely restricts career growth, fostering inaction and fear of failure.

— Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Poor and sometimes impassable roads can also make remote areas difficult to reach, while insecurity restricts where health workers can safely operate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

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The overarching curiosity, though, will be how this defines a key relationship for the club.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
That means an operating model that defines who owns AI outcomes, how decisions get made and how successful use cases move from one corner of the business into the enterprise.

— Patrick Pugh, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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This severely limits the search parameters in which dark photons could exist — so much so that many cosmological observations rule out the existence of dark photons.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
To find out whether a lack of pollen is what limits Cassiope’s seed production, the team decided to give some of the flowers extra help.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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