Definition of restrictednext

restricted

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verb

past tense of restrict

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of restricted
Adjective
This limited your remaining skills to three, making the class feel considerably more restricted than intended. Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 Crossing this limit transforms the reserve from a flexible economic buffer into a restricted emergency asset requiring a severe national security declaration. Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
President Masoud Pezeshkian has acknowledged that the blockade has restricted the country’s ability to import essential goods, including fuel. Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026 Even with the beta restricted to a single borough, Silvernia felt incredibly expansive, leaving me with high hopes for the final build's full world map. Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for restricted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restricted
Adjective
  • Following the results, analysts at Bank of America upgraded shares to neutral from an underperform rating on accelerating AI growth, but warned of limited upside ahead.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Yet last week, California managed to pull it off — navigating the public backlash that has derailed and limited efforts by other Western states.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • On a finite graph, crossing the critical probability means the network will become dominated by one large sea of fluid.
    Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Yet these sectors are placing overlapping claims on the same forests and finite land, putting cumulative pressure on an increasingly fragile resource base.
    Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Restricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricted. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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