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as in compelled
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
constrained by conscience to tell only the truth
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as in controlled
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
constrained his anger at the needless interruption
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Recent Examples of constrained
Tobias Burns, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Windows 11 Resource Demands vs macOS Optimization Windows laptops utilizing the Snapdragon C face severe operating system overhead on constrained hardware.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
It is being shaped by constrained supply, external shocks, and a new level of buyer urgency that is fundamentally altering decision-making.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Reports suggest that these demonstrations highlight the sophistication of Atlas’s whole-body control system, pointing toward practical applications where robots must operate in complex, constrained environments.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
When temperatures drop, gas demand climbs, and constrained pipelines that supply the region reach capacity, pushing up electric prices.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 10 Apr. 2026
In other words, giving reasonable levers for constrained districts and kids who have a clear career pathway that doesn’t require language study.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The airline’s efforts to revive services have been held back by the closure of Qatar’s airspace, alongside the company’s heavier dependence on long-haul corridors that remain constrained.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
But his brain-imaging studies suggest that, during a psychedelic trip, communication between different regions of the brain becomes far less constrained than during normal consciousness, allowing new ways of thinking to emerge.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Kristofer Mussar, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
But for an ever-larger number of regions, and especially for the bulk of communities across southwestern Pennsylvania, those potential population gains will be ever more constrained and harder to sustain.
—Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
When supply is artificially constrained and demand is enormous, the supply moves into queues and resale platforms.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026
That means four decades of motor and generator design constrained by the same materials.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
In practice, though, all presidents have felt politically constrained by it.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
The Pope’s encyclical focuses on humanity and demands that power be constrained by morality.
—Vilas Dhar, Time, 10 June 2026
The transformation is incremental, technical, and constrained by implementation realities.
—Ethan Stone
june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
But they are constrained by money—its excess and its absence.
—Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Adjective
Dell’s higher 2027 revenue guidance was the result of greater demand for DRAM and NAND chips, combined with constrained supply, said Katherine Murphy at Goldman Sachs.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Windows 11 Resource Demands vs macOS Optimization Windows laptops utilizing the Snapdragon C face severe operating system overhead on constrained hardware.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
It is being shaped by constrained supply, external shocks, and a new level of buyer urgency that is fundamentally altering decision-making.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Reports suggest that these demonstrations highlight the sophistication of Atlas’s whole-body control system, pointing toward practical applications where robots must operate in complex, constrained environments.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
When temperatures drop, gas demand climbs, and constrained pipelines that supply the region reach capacity, pushing up electric prices.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 10 Apr. 2026
In other words, giving reasonable levers for constrained districts and kids who have a clear career pathway that doesn’t require language study.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The airline’s efforts to revive services have been held back by the closure of Qatar’s airspace, alongside the company’s heavier dependence on long-haul corridors that remain constrained.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
But his brain-imaging studies suggest that, during a psychedelic trip, communication between different regions of the brain becomes far less constrained than during normal consciousness, allowing new ways of thinking to emerge.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
In practice, downstream fixes are often constrained by upstream decisions.
—Kristofer Mussar, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
But for an ever-larger number of regions, and especially for the bulk of communities across southwestern Pennsylvania, those potential population gains will be ever more constrained and harder to sustain.
—Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
When supply is artificially constrained and demand is enormous, the supply moves into queues and resale platforms.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026
That means four decades of motor and generator design constrained by the same materials.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
In practice, though, all presidents have felt politically constrained by it.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
The Pope’s encyclical focuses on humanity and demands that power be constrained by morality.
—Vilas Dhar, Time, 10 June 2026
The transformation is incremental, technical, and constrained by implementation realities.
—Ethan Stone
june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
But they are constrained by money—its excess and its absence.
—Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constrained
Adjective
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Elinor Dashwood is the epitome of Sense—self-contained, controlled, restrained.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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When a court issues a domestic violence protective order, federal law prohibits the restrained person from possessing a gun.—
Sativa Banks,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
Verb
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If those studies are widely accepted as valid scientific work, then judges will be compelled to admit them as evidence in any lawsuits against said companies.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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Cats, however, remain autonomous, understanding the situation without feeling compelled to intervene unless there’s a direct benefit for themselves.—
Anirban Mukhopadhyay,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Elinor Dashwood is the epitome of Sense—self-contained, controlled, restrained.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Of California’s 58 counties, only in OC is the investment portfolio not controlled by the treasurer-tax collector.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Both players were so inhibited for the final game of the set that the level of play resembled something from a local park.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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This really is a time to be less inhibited about going out.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
25 May 2026
Verb
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The charging documents showed that Lunn restrained the victim in a bear hug, pinning her arms to her sides, and forced her to the ground behind a quad bench in an overgrown garden area.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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The disparity has forced Goldman into the awkward position of defending a seat he’s held for two terms by running, at least in part, as the outsider.—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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Importantly, supplements like colostrum are not regulated as rigorously as prescription medications by the FDA, which lead to concerns surrounding product quality, purity and consistency.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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But because the title is not regulated, credentials matter.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Cummings has a wider range to traverse as Arnold, whose repressed rage eventually has to find an outlet.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Lewis’s wife Wren has her own repressed history with this type of disease, and the story that unfolds through their perspectives is layered, surprising and beautiful.—
Tessa Yang,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs, hundreds of thousands of people like them have been coerced into engaging in scams such as posing as women online, cultivating intimate relationships with foreigners to defraud them of their savings.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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In the state of Arkansas, lawmakers worked across the aisle on a bold bill that categorizes kids recruited into gangs and coerced into committing crimes as victims.—
Ana Zamora,
Time,
3 June 2026
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“Constrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constrained. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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