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as in restricted
having distinct or certain limits
to avoid overcrowding, the number of tickets to the outdoor concerts is limited
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as in finite
having a limit
competition for limited resources among growing populations is often a source of international conflict
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as in confined
to set bounds or an upper limit for
limit the note to a few words
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as in defined
to mark the limits of
adjectives limit the meanings of nouns
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Recent Examples of limited
Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
To be good stewards of the state’s water resources requires that all users, including farmers and ranchers, take substantive measures that balance demands for water with increasingly limited supplies.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
But colorimetric drug tests aren’t limited to traffic stops.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Some petrochemical companies in Asia, which gets more than half its naphtha from the Middle East, have cut output or declared force majeure in recent weeks due to limited raw materials.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
To be good stewards of the state’s water resources requires that all users, including farmers and ranchers, take substantive measures that balance demands for water with increasingly limited supplies.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
Despite having their best player (Yaxel Lendeborg) limited by injury, the Wolverines laid waste to the team everyone believed to be their equal.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
But colorimetric drug tests aren’t limited to traffic stops.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limited
Adjective
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The aircraft, assigned to Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, went down within the restricted military training complex north of the city.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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The trio then proceeded past a restricted door without authorization, the affidavit shows, and boarded the plane.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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At RiseBoro Community Partnership, the work is building affordable housing across New York City — in neighborhoods with acute need and finite resources, where every dollar of unnecessary cost and every month of unnecessary delay has real consequences.—
Melanie La Rocca,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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But before the current shortage started, there was already a finite supply on Earth.—
Regina G. Barber,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Though far from germane to Boston, his lengthy track record of controversy on the diamond is perhaps most defined by his spikes-up slide into second baseman Dustin Pedroia during a 2017 Red Sox-Orioles game.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The agency’s modern-day role was defined in 1962, after thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of babies around the world.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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There is a definite buzz of excitement at the press site here at the Kennedy Space Center.—
Charlie Gile,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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So far, there isn’t definite evidence of a multiverse based on string theory.—
Zachary Slepian,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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Diners are there to enjoy a nice, relaxing meal, but some dogs, especially very large dogs or multiple dogs, can be a handful in small, confined spaces.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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And some experts worry that as measles continues to appear in confined environments—such as, recently, an ICE facility in Texas—adequate infection-prevention measures will too frequently fall short.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Limited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limited. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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