Definition of restrictednext

restricted

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verb

past tense of restrict

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of restricted
Adjective
The other half of the package, roughly $60 million in restricted stock, requires only that Bhusri stick around for the next four years. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 Those procedures linked the coordination at the restricted range with the service’s broader readiness and fielding objectives. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
Some apartments are restricted to the lowest incomes, 30 percent of the median, and those, unsurprisingly, are usually flooded with applications, according to a 2020 analysis by the City Reporter. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026 On Wednesday, the BBC quoted Ukrainian soldiers as saying their access to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system was being restricted. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for restricted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restricted
Adjective
  • The collaboration centers on Muse Spark Open, the most capable open-weight model released under a license that allows for limited commercial use, according to Meta.
    — Kif Leswing,Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Departments with limited staffing may not have the resources to dedicate multiple investigators to tracking down a suspect vehicle.
    — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • However, any potential signal is expected to be faint and can be obscured by cosmic variance, the statistical uncertainty that arises when observations cover only a finite portion of the universe.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • For many, being told that life is a series of dark trade-offs in a deadly struggle over finite resources does not sound far-fetched at all.
    — Via Haymarket Books, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Restricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricted. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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