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
Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
The two leagues are hoping to use their players’ stardom and their unique access inside the sports world’s most restricted media zone to help grow the professional game.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2026
David Ingram, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
The testing also found evidence of pesticides and contaminants in several of the products, including a carcinogen used in paint stripper that is restricted in cannabis in other states.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The agency posted a notice to X that included a map of the restricted zone.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
The two leagues are hoping to use their players’ stardom and their unique access inside the sports world’s most restricted media zone to help grow the professional game.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
After an initial backlash, Musk’s companies restricted some access on X but still allowed people to remove clothing from photos of others on the Grok standalone app and website.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
The testing also found evidence of pesticides and contaminants in several of the products, including a carcinogen used in paint stripper that is restricted in cannabis in other states.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
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Claimed to be an all-weather solution, the system provides precision, even in limited visibility scenarios.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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For instance, purebred Tajima Kuoge Wagyu cow beef, aged a minimum of 36 months, is supplied to a very limited number of restaurants worldwide, including Tsukimi, the Japanese eatery at the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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But signals don’t go from the generating source to the observer instantaneously; all physical signals propagate at a finite speed, with the fastest possible speed being the speed of light in a vacuum, c, or 299,792,458 m/s.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Feb. 2026
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The number of rational points on a curve that is one degree higher, degree 3, is sometimes infinite and sometimes finite.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Restricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricted. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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