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
Andreas Panosyan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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
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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
And Washington has also restricted access to Swift international payment systems for a host of countries, including Russia, Iran and North Korea.
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Andreas Panosyan,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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
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The department’s limited release of materials prompted outcry and lawsuits from people saying the department was acting to protect rich and powerful people mentioned in the files.
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But the Idaho side never found the back of the net again while Knoxville proved lethally efficient with its limited opportunities.
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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 3 Jul. 2026.
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