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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
Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
Venice introduced a tourist tax, cities like Amsterdam and Florence implemented restrictions on short-term rentals, and the Greek Acropolis limited daily visitors to 20,000.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Some cities and retailers banned plastic straws, and a few states imposed restrictions.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Judges have recently blocked or suspended efforts by the Trump administration to ban transgender people from the military, abolish the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and to place restrictions on birthright citizenship.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
Venice introduced a tourist tax, cities like Amsterdam and Florence implemented restrictions on short-term rentals, and the Greek Acropolis limited daily visitors to 20,000.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Some cities and retailers banned plastic straws, and a few states imposed restrictions.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Judges have recently blocked or suspended efforts by the Trump administration to ban transgender people from the military, abolish the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and to place restrictions on birthright citizenship.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restriction
Noun
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Like Proton Drive, Proton Calendar and Proton Pass are available to free users, but with limitations.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2025
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Under the draft bill, the limitations would be made permanent.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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New Organization And Team Operating Model AI technology by itself will not yield value until there is an openness to take a fresh look at business processes and combine them with resource and tech dependency with no constraints.—
Balmukund Shukla,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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This limitation is a significant constraint on his potential serving speed.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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“Restriction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restriction. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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