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
In recent years, large European insurers, including Allianz and Munich Re, have committed to restricting petroleum investments and their underwriting of extraction projects.
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Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
In 2024, Florida lawmakers considered restricting cars from driving in the left lane altogether.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Even if legally permitted, restricting employees’ speech could run counter to colleges’ traditional role as places for the open exchange of ideas.
—Jeffrey C. Sun, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
The settings implemented default privacy protections and content limits for many of Instagram’s teen users, restricting posts related to violence, cosmetic procedures or self-harm.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Researchers have long relied on small, flexible catheters to minimize damage to delicate brain tissue, but these typically release medication from just one or two points, restricting their effectiveness.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Beijing’s new export controls on rare earths go well beyond restricting access to a critical technology input, according to a former White House advisor.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is restricting some hunting regulations this fall due to a severe viral outbreak in southern Indiana deer herds.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
Libraries and schools that are removing and restricting books for partisan or ideological reasons are censoring them.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
In 2024, Florida lawmakers considered restricting cars from driving in the left lane altogether.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Even if legally permitted, restricting employees’ speech could run counter to colleges’ traditional role as places for the open exchange of ideas.
—Jeffrey C. Sun, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
The settings implemented default privacy protections and content limits for many of Instagram’s teen users, restricting posts related to violence, cosmetic procedures or self-harm.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Researchers have long relied on small, flexible catheters to minimize damage to delicate brain tissue, but these typically release medication from just one or two points, restricting their effectiveness.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Beijing’s new export controls on rare earths go well beyond restricting access to a critical technology input, according to a former White House advisor.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is restricting some hunting regulations this fall due to a severe viral outbreak in southern Indiana deer herds.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Oct. 2025
Libraries and schools that are removing and restricting books for partisan or ideological reasons are censoring them.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restricting
limiting
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Staying alert and limiting what your AI agents can access is your best defense.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Palinski-Wade recommends limiting kombucha intake to around 8 ounces per day.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Restricting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricting. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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