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
The Horned Frogs finished with 11 3-pointers with Miles and Suarez combining for eight of them, while limiting Houston to just 14% (2-of-14) from behind the arc.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
Nearby residents testified to experiencing health issues, such as respiratory, and limiting outdoor tasks due to the pollution.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The biggest issue is their potential link to kidney dysfunction—limiting blood flow can strain the kidneys significantly.
—Dan England, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers should strengthen the spending and volatility caps by limiting off budget workarounds and ensuring that one-time surpluses are used responsibly.
—Carol Platt Liebau, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
Nearby residents testified to experiencing health issues, such as respiratory, and limiting outdoor tasks due to the pollution.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
The biggest issue is their potential link to kidney dysfunction—limiting blood flow can strain the kidneys significantly.
—Dan England, Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers should strengthen the spending and volatility caps by limiting off budget workarounds and ensuring that one-time surpluses are used responsibly.
—Carol Platt Liebau, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limiting
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Already, the president signed a 10% global tariff on Friday under a separate trade law and hinted at several other remedies aimed at restricting imports.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Karen Jaroch of Heritage Action for America pointed to the 2020 election, when 80% of Florida voters approved an amendment to the state Constitution restricting voting to citizens only.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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The elevated take on the more conservative looks defining the season was inspired by 16th century Persian miniature paintings.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Six busloads of students traveled to witness a defining victory at Xavier in 1983.—
Mario DiLoreto,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Limiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limiting. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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