1
as in restricting
to set bounds or an upper limit for
limit the note to a few words
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2
as in defining
to mark the limits of
adjectives limit the meanings of nouns
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Recent Examples of limiting
In addition, detach yourself from your own stories and limiting beliefs.
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Rebecca Ahmed, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Former Vice President and presidential nominee Kamala Harris accused North Carolina election officials of limiting voting rights by nixing a polling site on the campus of a historically Black university while speaking in Charlotte on Tuesday.
—Mary Ramsey
april 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
Tordillos said the biggest limiting factor has been the scarcity of public funding available to finance such developments.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Vietnam and the Philippines have called for work-from-home orders and four-day workweeks, respectively, in the hopes of limiting travel.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
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Rebecca Ahmed, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Former Vice President and presidential nominee Kamala Harris accused North Carolina election officials of limiting voting rights by nixing a polling site on the campus of a historically Black university while speaking in Charlotte on Tuesday.
—Mary Ramsey
april 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
Tordillos said the biggest limiting factor has been the scarcity of public funding available to finance such developments.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Vietnam and the Philippines have called for work-from-home orders and four-day workweeks, respectively, in the hopes of limiting travel.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
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While backing legislation restricting AI use in hiring and education, Pritzker’s administration has implemented internal rules dictating how state employees and contractors may use the technology.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Boston City Council defeated a resolution last month, by a 9-3 vote, that sponsors Ed Flynn and Julia Mejia said sought to uphold state law restricting alcohol at public school facilities.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Again, there is no official criterion defining a low-contact relationship, so don’t get hung up on labels.—
Ashley Oerman,
SELF,
22 Apr. 2026
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Supreme Indigo is the mill’s defining color story for the season.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Limiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limiting. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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