circumscribes

present tense third-person singular of circumscribe

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Verb
  • Lee’s Summit restricts events While World Cup events are going on at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, certain public events will be banned within Lee’s Summit.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Critics have also flagged violations to the state’s shadow law, which was enacted in 1990 and restricts the creation of new shadows on the Boston Common and Public Garden at certain times of the day.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • City code defines that as the period of time beginning 30 minutes after dusk and ending 30 minutes prior to sunrise.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Gone is the heaviness that often defines traditional project management software.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some environmental groups and opponents argue that the bill advances the logging industry’s priorities, limits public engagement and does little to reduce the risk of wildfires.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This stricter mode removes comments entirely, filters more mature material, and limits what teens can see or post.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This is an adjustable graphics-card brace, and its screw tightens the part that clamps it to the slide.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The bill tightens those requirements, requiring proof of work or education in most instances, tightens eligibility requirements and reduces federal spending.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Circumscribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumscribes. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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