as in limited
having distinct or certain limits
the public is allowed some restricted access to the government-owned land
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as in confined
to set bounds or an upper limit for
will restrict access to the laboratory
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Recent Examples of restricted
Reuters, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Colorado has 11 forwards under contract plus Jack Drury as a restricted free agent, but one or more of those 11 forwards could be on the move this offseason to free up some salary cap flexibility and also help reshape the back half of the defense corps.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
ABC News, 28 May 2026
They are increasingly being restricted across the world due to their adverse health effects.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Adjective
The two officers not placed on restricted duties would not be deployed to royal residences while the investigation continued, the police statement said, adding that enquiries were also under way at other royal residences.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Colorado has 11 forwards under contract plus Jack Drury as a restricted free agent, but one or more of those 11 forwards could be on the move this offseason to free up some salary cap flexibility and also help reshape the back half of the defense corps.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Verb
Law enforcement officers are restricted from disrupting election workers, except in public safety emergencies.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
They are increasingly being restricted across the world due to their adverse health effects.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
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All of the villagers are understood to have entered the cave in search of gold, part of an informal mining economy that has expanded across parts of Laos in recent years, particularly in remote limestone and river basin regions where formal livelihoods are scarce and enforcement is limited.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Yet barriers—insufficient research, limited care access, provider training, limited patient knowledge and skyrocketing costs—persist.—
Rachel Braun Scherl,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Experts said that given finite defense resources, the capital, Kyiv – a main strategic target and the seat of government – would be expected to be better defended than other regions and less populated areas.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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But the moment is finite - and the investment story that has carried adaptation this far won’t carry it the rest of the way.—
Jamil Wyne,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Restricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricted. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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