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verb

past tense of restrict

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of restricted
Adjective
Though the filmmakers were forced to use archival footage because of a restricted budget and just 21 days to shoot the entire film, the result might ultimately be better than a full-fledged shoot would have been. Barry Levitt, Time, 7 Oct. 2025 This allows the system to detect a hacker attempting to breach a network and a physical intruder entering a restricted zone, in parallel. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
However, to watch it in the US, Americans will first need a VPN, a service that allows users to set their computer’s location to another country and access websites that would otherwise be restricted by location. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2025 People with original Medicare may see any doctor who takes Medicare and are not restricted to a network of doctors. Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for restricted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restricted
Adjective
  • In addition to starring in Wayward as a small-town cop suspicious of a local academy for troubled teens, Martin wrote for and executive produced the limited series.
    Frank DiGiacomo, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Infinite Outdoors and its sponsors — including the Mule Deer Foundation and the hunting gear company Primos — pay landowners to allow a limited number of people each day to pass for free through their property to enter public land.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Today, Facebook competes with platforms like Twitch and Reddit for the same finite base.
    Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Your donor supply is finite and should be managed like capital.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Restricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricted. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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