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
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
Isar officials attributed the problem to a delay earlier in the countdown caused by an unauthorized boat in restricted waters along the rocket’s flight path.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
Kathy McCormack,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Others, written for LGBTQIA+ readers, have been restricted from display.
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Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
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Adjective
Traditional robotic work cells often require complete shutdowns when workers enter restricted areas, creating downtime that can accumulate across large manufacturing operations.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
Isar officials attributed the problem to a delay earlier in the countdown caused by an unauthorized boat in restricted waters along the rocket’s flight path.
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Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
Verb
Utah’s governor restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States’ largest wildfire mushroomed in size.
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Kathy McCormack,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Others, written for LGBTQIA+ readers, have been restricted from display.
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Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2026
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Super Bowl veteran Matthew Stafford, on the verge of his 18th season, will get limited snaps in the offseason, leaving Bennett and Simpson to take additional first-team snaps.
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While the numbers of comedies on the ballot stayed almost level with last year (up very slightly to 71 from 69), dramas dropped from 126 in 2025 to 110 this year, and limited/anthology series are down to 31, from 44 last year.
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Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, continues to defy time at the World Cup, embodying the finite nature of elite careers.
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Big dreams have a tendency to shape-shift when they are transformed into earthbound finite reality.
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“Restricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricted. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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