CURBING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

curbing

verb

present participle of curb

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 In it, however, Martin Bech Holte, an economist and former head of the consultancy firm McKinsey in Norway, did not suggest curbing rampant levels of inequality — recently reported to be at 1912 levels — or otherwise restore the country to some social democratic golden age. —

Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026 However, curbing those error rates may result in individuals losing access to SNAP, according to CBPP. —

Lorie Konish, CNBC, 30 May 2026 Use Them as a Slug Trap Potato peels are also useful for curbing a slug issue in your garden. —

Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 29 May 2026 The governor also signed two bills Wednesday aimed at curbing potentially harmful interactions between people and wildlife. —

Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for curbing

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Anthropic employees have so far provided a $476,000 boost to Alex Bores, a New York assemblymember running for Congress who sponsored that state’s new law regulating AI.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
MedPage Today reported this week that at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association delegates urged the FDA to do a better job regulating unapproved peptides.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026