as in regulating
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
try to curb your curiosity when it comes to your neighbors' business
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Recent Examples of curbing
Still, banking insiders told CNBC that adhering to a 10% interest rate cap would result in issuers curbing access for consumers with poor credit.
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Kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
But vaccination coverage has dropped below 95% in many states — the target threshold for curbing the spread.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
On Monday, The New York Times reported that the EPA plans to stop considering health benefits when setting air pollution rules, specifically from curbing pollutants from fine particulate matter and ozone.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
The administration has promoted other MAHA priorities like curbing childhood vaccines and discouraging the use of artificial dyes in food.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
But vaccination coverage has dropped below 95% in many states — the target threshold for curbing the spread.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
On Monday, The New York Times reported that the EPA plans to stop considering health benefits when setting air pollution rules, specifically from curbing pollutants from fine particulate matter and ozone.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
The administration has promoted other MAHA priorities like curbing childhood vaccines and discouraging the use of artificial dyes in food.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curbing
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The website says that some states have laws that prohibit driving with snow on your car, or have laws regulating it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The result is a denim that retains the sustainability benefits and high moisture regulating properties of Tencel but with a more authentic cotton-like appearance.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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Your husband appears to be more than a little controlling by attempting to tell you how to spend your free time.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Investors in this study include everything from giant companies controlling thousands of houses to folks with a small collection of rentals to short-term rental operators to people with a second home.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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The light is then guided using ultra-precise mirrors and reflected off a mask containing the pattern for one layer of the chip, which is then shrunk and projected onto a silicon wafer.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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There are protections in the bill against releasing images containing personally identifying or other sensitive information.—
Meghan O’Brien,
States Newsroom,
29 Jan. 2026
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Recycling nationwide is responsible for more than 680,000 jobs, conserving resources, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change by keeping more than 190 million metric tons of carbon dioxide out of the air, according to the EPA.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Another arguably unnecessary but amazing addition are down pants, like the Mountain Hardwear Stretchdown ($290), which have been a game changer for keeping me warm at camp and while sleeping.—
Kaelyn Lynch,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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Deputies Christian Anderson, Zachary Dalton, Christopher Bearss, Kristin Harris and Miguel Espinoza were involved in restraining Camacho.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Last week, videos ricocheted across social media showing federal immigration agents restraining a man inside a Walmart in Minnesota and detaining individuals at the entrance of a Target.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The reduction in volatiles would limit volcanism by suppressing the formation of magma, providing a strong explanation for why the lunar far side contains so few maria.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Different weight loss methods Wave is taking a different approach to weight loss, targeting how the body burns fat rather than suppressing appetite.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Curbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curbing. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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