as in limiting
to set bounds or an upper limit for
will restrict access to the laboratory
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Recent Examples of restricting
Colorado now has its first law restricting how AI chatbots can interact with kids.
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Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 6 June 2026
And, because there's no core restricting the air flow, users should actually be able to seat tubeless tires via a regular floor pump.
—New Atlas, 5 June 2026
Unlike the Kennedy Center, the site is not subject to any Israeli law restricting changes to its name.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 June 2026
The drug is designed to rapidly block platelets from clumping and restricting blood flow, lessening the adverse outcomes of a heart attack.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 4 June 2026
On May 31, Illinois lawmakers passed a bill requiring all public and charter schools in the state to adopt policies restricting student use of cellphones, tablets and other devices during class time.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The administration has simultaneously sought to dissolve Xinis’s injunction restricting Abrego Garcia’s removal while litigation remains pending.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026
Industry organizations, venues and municipalities began restricting the use of fluoros.
—Kathryn Crawford, The Conversation, 3 June 2026
Several states — including Minnesota, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Colorado — have already passed legislation restricting PFAS in cookware, according to USA Today.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 6 June 2026
And, because there's no core restricting the air flow, users should actually be able to seat tubeless tires via a regular floor pump.
—New Atlas, 5 June 2026
Unlike the Kennedy Center, the site is not subject to any Israeli law restricting changes to its name.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 June 2026
The drug is designed to rapidly block platelets from clumping and restricting blood flow, lessening the adverse outcomes of a heart attack.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 4 June 2026
On May 31, Illinois lawmakers passed a bill requiring all public and charter schools in the state to adopt policies restricting student use of cellphones, tablets and other devices during class time.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The administration has simultaneously sought to dissolve Xinis’s injunction restricting Abrego Garcia’s removal while litigation remains pending.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 June 2026
Industry organizations, venues and municipalities began restricting the use of fluoros.
—Kathryn Crawford, The Conversation, 3 June 2026
Several states — including Minnesota, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Colorado — have already passed legislation restricting PFAS in cookware, according to USA Today.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restricting
limiting
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Judges, attorneys, guardians and other court professionals have repeatedly used custody as a cudgel, according to some family court attorneys and advocates, punishing parents for their conduct by limiting their access to their children.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Blackstone — Shares of the asset manager jumped 8% as investors seemed to shake off news that the firm is limiting withdrawals from the Blackstone Private Credit fund after a pickup in investor redemption requests.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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“Restricting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricting. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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