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
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
With less than a week until the free agency negotiation period ends, Aubrey, a restricted free agent, remains unsigned.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Schools closed, travel was restricted and the city ground to a slow crawl under heavy white blankets for about a day.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
In December, two trespassers were caught on camera hiking dangerously close to an active eruption inside a restricted zone of the park.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
With less than a week until the free agency negotiation period ends, Aubrey, a restricted free agent, remains unsigned.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
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So while Iranian players and coaches would be able to travel for the World Cup, soccer fans from Iran would be restricted from coming to the United States.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Schools closed, travel was restricted and the city ground to a slow crawl under heavy white blankets for about a day.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
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Pezeshkian's message, seemingly recorded in a hurry, underlined the limited powers exercised by the theocracy's leaders over the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which controls the hundreds of ballistic missiles targeting Israel and other countries.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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As a redshirt freshman, Freeny has had to battle for playing time this season, going multiple stretches with limited minutes, including one minute of action during last week’s loss to Minnesota.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Signs have long pointed to a finite run for The Bear.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Mar. 2026
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On the smallest scales, structure gets washed out, while on larger scales, structure takes a long time to form, as larger scales plus the finite speed of gravity translate into longer timescales for collapse.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Restricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricted. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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