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
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.
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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
Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez was nearly as good as McLean, limiting the Mets to a first-inning home run and keeping them scoreless for the next five innings.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
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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
Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez was nearly as good as McLean, limiting the Mets to a first-inning home run and keeping them scoreless for the next five innings.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limiting
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Then the Iran war bottled up shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, restricting global fertilizer supplies and sending fertilizer prices sky high.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Many of the candidates have responded to the crime concerns with wide-ranging proposals, including building mega-prisons, restricting food for prisoners and reinstating the death penalty for serious crimes.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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His father is a pastor, and Holley calls his faith the defining characteristic of his life.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The city’s food cart pods are a defining feature of its culinary identity, and the hub at SE 50th & Division is a great place to start.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Limiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limiting. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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