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as in limitation
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice
the logging company decided to relocate to another state where there would be fewer restrictions on its operations
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as in constraint
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries
the restriction of surfing to the southern end of the beach rankled some surfers
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Recent Examples of restriction
Employers who provide health insurance benefits for the bulk of working-age Americans might choose to enact restrictions.
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
There were no age, weight, height, looks, or gender restrictions.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The restrictions affect private contractors working with law enforcement agencies who need AI models for their work.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul are calling on the Minnesota legislature to change a 1985 state statute preventing cities from enacting gun restrictions at the municipal level.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
There were no age, weight, height, looks, or gender restrictions.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The restrictions affect private contractors working with law enforcement agencies who need AI models for their work.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul are calling on the Minnesota legislature to change a 1985 state statute preventing cities from enacting gun restrictions at the municipal level.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for restriction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restriction
Noun
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That limitation has capped how much carbon plants can lock away.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Gulf states like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE could utilize their vast sovereign wealth funds to impose trade limitations on Israel.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The network denied the claims but admitted it was edited due to time constraints.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The credit rating agency put the rise down to policy weaknesses, market constraints, and inflation, Reuters noted.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Restriction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restriction. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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