1
as in limited
having a limit
our nation's natural resources are abundant, but they are also finite
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2
as in restricted
having distinct or certain limits
we have a finite number of options to consider
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Recent Examples of finite
While some benefits, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), have a finite amount of funding that is running out fast, there are other services that remain in place as the impasse between Republicans and Democrats continues.
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Selina Wang, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
Because the only path forward — for Israelis, Palestinians, and all of us watching — is to remember that empathy is not a finite resource.
—Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Today, Facebook competes with platforms like Twitch and Reddit for the same finite base.
—Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Your donor supply is finite and should be managed like capital.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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Selina Wang, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
Because the only path forward — for Israelis, Palestinians, and all of us watching — is to remember that empathy is not a finite resource.
—Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Today, Facebook competes with platforms like Twitch and Reddit for the same finite base.
—Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Your donor supply is finite and should be managed like capital.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finite
Adjective
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Still, he is limited to a DH spot due to his limited mobility, which stops him from playing in the corner outfield.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Although outdoor tests have begun, long-term reliability data remain limited.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Fort Worth commanders placed Johnson on restricted duty for the duration of the incomplete criminal and Internal Affairs Unit administrative investigations, according to a department spokesperson.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Under Soviet rule, Dnipro had been a hub of the USSR’s military and space industries and a closed high security city with restricted access.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Given how much of the story takes place in a confined setting, when one character launches themselves across a table to attack another, the moment is breathtaking.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Seniors Caroline Gamez and Mee Muldoon said this year’s trail is more confined — exclusively in the theater department — and hopefully spookier.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Because to me, things like nullify and void have definite meanings.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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But experts suggest holding off on seeing melatonin as a definite danger.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Finite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finite. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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