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
If ongoing studies confirm the early findings surrounding cancer, these therapies may be remembered not only for curbing the obesity epidemic but also reshaping the future of cancer prevention and public health.
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Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Obesity has become a massive global health crisis, but the emergence of novel anti-obesity drugs has been a powerful tool in curbing the pandemic.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
If the administration’s push to bring back imports does end up curbing grocery-store prices, ranchers’ loss will be consumers’ gain.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Booming domestic sales of electric vehicles is also curbing gasoline consumption.
—Devika Krishna Kumar, Fortune, 6 June 2026
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Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Obesity has become a massive global health crisis, but the emergence of novel anti-obesity drugs has been a powerful tool in curbing the pandemic.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
If the administration’s push to bring back imports does end up curbing grocery-store prices, ranchers’ loss will be consumers’ gain.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Booming domestic sales of electric vehicles is also curbing gasoline consumption.
—Devika Krishna Kumar, Fortune, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms 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
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Otherwise, Maryland risks regulating only the visible surface of healthcare AI while ignoring the far more consequential infrastructure underneath it.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
14 June 2026
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Different wines are intended to be stored over different time periods—some are meant to be consumed within months of bottling, while others may spend decades in a cellar—and controlling oxygen exposure is critical to preserving flavor and aroma.—
Sam Macdonald,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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While scientists have been able to detect and study these emitters, controlling them has remained a major challenge.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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Now Yan and his colleagues have developed an acoustic synapse containing multiple phi-bits.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
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Evidence Of Ancient Solstice Ceremonies The excavations at Bulford revealed 48 pits containing pottery, animal bone, worked flints and charcoal.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Master beekeeper Nicole Palladino is keeping the rooftop at the Westfield Century City shopping center buzzing with activity, as about 30,000 bees work to make honey.—
Kara Finnstrom,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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In line with existing sleep hygiene guidelines, Winter suggests keeping your bedroom between 65 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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With Sanders in front, still restraining the alligator with the catch pole, Pelosi came up behind it and tossed a rag over its eyes, the video showed.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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The system generated $189 million in revenue last year and over $2 billion total since the sale, according to a recent audit, all while severely restraining the city’s ability to make major road changes that remove parking spots and as parking costs rise.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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But the country’s key tool for suppressing the pest — a facility that breeds sterile flies to halt reproduction of the parasite — isn’t slated to begin operating until November 2027.—
Ilena Peng,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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The health care provider would then diagnose a player with Parkinson’s and, usually, issue a prescription for levodopa, a medicine that treats Parkinson’s by masking or suppressing symptoms.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 June 2026
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“Curbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curbing. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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