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
Such restrictions on the sale of chips offended China, Luria said, and ultimately led to Beijing limiting the purchase of chips to their companies.
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Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The researchers speculated that phosphorylation in this context may be protective, essentially limiting cellular activity during periods of metabolic stress.
—Robert Martone, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
The federal government argued that the lower courts were circumventing the power of the justices and improperly limiting the authority of the Department of Homeland Security.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Parents also have robust tools at their fingertips, from limiting usage to monitoring interactions.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The researchers speculated that phosphorylation in this context may be protective, essentially limiting cellular activity during periods of metabolic stress.
—Robert Martone, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
The federal government argued that the lower courts were circumventing the power of the justices and improperly limiting the authority of the Department of Homeland Security.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Parents also have robust tools at their fingertips, from limiting usage to monitoring interactions.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limiting
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The settings implemented default privacy protections and content limits for many of Instagram’s teen users, restricting posts related to violence, cosmetic procedures or self-harm.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Researchers have long relied on small, flexible catheters to minimize damage to delicate brain tissue, but these typically release medication from just one or two points, restricting their effectiveness.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Bubble hems returned across skirts, pants and jackets, proving the detail can feel sharp and modern when well executed, while skirts in every form — sharp and structured, flowing and asymmetric — emerged as the defining piece of spring 2026.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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This absence of shame is a defining generational factor.—
Glynnis MacNicol,
Flow Space,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Limiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limiting. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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