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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2
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
The company has taken cues from DeepSeek's approach of delivering high-performing models under financial and technological constraints, according to cofounder and chief scientist Lin Dahua.
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Elaine Yu, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The constraints are less dramatic.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Factories need systems grounded in the real constraints of tools, machines, materials, tolerances, and physics.
—Theo Saville, Fortune, 6 May 2026
These programs weren’t able to continue long term due to funding constraints, but new school resource funding has allowed Crowley ISD to invest in these four campuses.
—Lina Ruiz
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
In the current market, standard bullion coins generally carry modest premiums, but these can widen depending on supply constraints and surges in demand.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
The shows are accompanied by similar drops in ad revenue and increasing production costs, an ongoing shift to digital viewership, political constraints and publicity-friendly interview questions.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Once free of quota constraints, the Emirates can up its production by more than 40% to 5 million barrels per day, intensifying competition in markets where sub-Saharan Africa’s higher-cost producers are already vulnerable.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
But the project was cut by the city because of budget constraints.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Elaine Yu, CNBC, 6 May 2026
The constraints are less dramatic.
—Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Factories need systems grounded in the real constraints of tools, machines, materials, tolerances, and physics.
—Theo Saville, Fortune, 6 May 2026
These programs weren’t able to continue long term due to funding constraints, but new school resource funding has allowed Crowley ISD to invest in these four campuses.
—Lina Ruiz
may 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
In the current market, standard bullion coins generally carry modest premiums, but these can widen depending on supply constraints and surges in demand.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
The shows are accompanied by similar drops in ad revenue and increasing production costs, an ongoing shift to digital viewership, political constraints and publicity-friendly interview questions.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Once free of quota constraints, the Emirates can up its production by more than 40% to 5 million barrels per day, intensifying competition in markets where sub-Saharan Africa’s higher-cost producers are already vulnerable.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
But the project was cut by the city because of budget constraints.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constraints
Noun
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After his availability is determined, Redick said the team will discuss any potential minutes restrictions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Last fall, the Pentagon required reporters who cover the military to sign on to a host of restrictions in order to maintain daily access to the building.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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While the Chinese model reduces upfront budget pressures on fiscally-strained African states, governments across the continent will now rely heavily on a small number of firms for hardware maintenance, modernization, and training.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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The show has always tried to make sense of America not just through the headlines, but through the people, pressures and forces shaping everyday life.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The drones, for all their lofty capabilities, are still being directed by Martel, who doesn’t want to erase herself and her own limitations as an author from the film, either.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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There is also the chance to go conceptual and to study the body itself—its limitations, expressions, and even contortions, say by wearing or referencing the work of Rei Kawakubo, who was the topic of a Costume Institute exhibition in 2017.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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As the investigation twists and intensifies, Izzy is forced to confront her own compulsions and the personal cost of her pursuit of justice.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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Letters admitting compulsions and guilt Judge Lopez must also weigh whether letters Cox wrote to a judge in 1993 and 1995 will be admissible.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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