1
as in restrictions
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice
put legal constraints on the board's activities
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as in pressures
the use of power to impose one's will on another
parental constraint can take several different forms, including a denial of the approval that children usually seek from their parents
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Recent Examples of constraints
According to the report, many developers face obstacles such as rising construction costs, financing constraints, labor shortages, and regulatory complexity.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Forcing athletes to find new affordances within various constraints makes perception-action coupling more efficient.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
State Medicaid programs have always had a responsibility to only cover medically necessary care, and the current budget constraints mean that the department has to carefully look for services that are driving up costs, deputy Medicaid director Cristen Bates said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Pros Leaf raking is quiet, so there are no time constraints; Collecting leaves manually not only avoids disturbing neighbors or wildlife, is also does not cause air pollution.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
The concept grew out of practical constraints.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
European scale-ups have long scaled under tighter capital constraints than their American counterparts.
—Aman Ghei, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
In practice, mathematicians try to write the problem’s geometric constraints as a collection of equations, then figure out how many solutions satisfy all those equations simultaneously.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
Though still niche and operating under conservative content constraints, Pakistan’s horror genre continues to find footing through hybrid narratives, festival exposure, and indie experimentation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Forcing athletes to find new affordances within various constraints makes perception-action coupling more efficient.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
State Medicaid programs have always had a responsibility to only cover medically necessary care, and the current budget constraints mean that the department has to carefully look for services that are driving up costs, deputy Medicaid director Cristen Bates said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Pros Leaf raking is quiet, so there are no time constraints; Collecting leaves manually not only avoids disturbing neighbors or wildlife, is also does not cause air pollution.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
The concept grew out of practical constraints.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
European scale-ups have long scaled under tighter capital constraints than their American counterparts.
—Aman Ghei, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
In practice, mathematicians try to write the problem’s geometric constraints as a collection of equations, then figure out how many solutions satisfy all those equations simultaneously.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
Though still niche and operating under conservative content constraints, Pakistan’s horror genre continues to find footing through hybrid narratives, festival exposure, and indie experimentation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constraints
Noun
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The new truck routes and restrictions are the result of study, coordination and collaboration between city officials, local residents, area small business owners and trucking companies, city officials said.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The program includes 20,000 scholarships, with the first 10,000 earmarked for families who meet income restrictions.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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These new pressures add to existing ones, such as building state-of-the-art facilities and hiring expensive coaches in hopes of landing recruits.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The budget pressures departments to have state employees return to their offices instead of working at home as many have done since the 2020 pandemic.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Moulton’s Senate primary rationale, stated or otherwise, rests on the enduring public image of former President Joe Biden, who withdrew from his 2024 reelection bid after a disastrous debate against Trump revealed limitations of being in office at age 82 and beyond.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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There are still limitations, of course.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Castro’s talent lies in meticulously creating a realistic—and entertaining—portrait of one man’s compulsions, bringing individual texture to a curious social phenomenon.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Political compulsions could lead to measures that expand the country's fiscal deficit, further raising borrowing costs.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Constraints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constraints. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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