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as in constraints
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 limitations
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 restrictions
When asked about the changing landscape of college athletics, Calipari said more regulations need to be put in place, including tougher restrictions on transfers and years that players are able to maintain eligibility.
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Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
Estonia -- which shares a 183-mile frontier with Russia -- is now the only Baltic state not to have imposed new airspace restrictions along its eastern border.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Starting July 1, 2026, the city will implement restrictions on artificial colors, which will affect the 219 million meals and snacks served annually.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The new restrictions, reported earlier by Bloomberg News, come at a time of heightened competition between the US and China both on Earth and in the new space race.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Despite efforts by the Biden administration to constrain the spyware market through its executive order, trade and visa restrictions, and sanctions, the industry has continued to operate largely without restraint.
—Vas Panagiotopoulos, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Security concerns The rationale behind the new restrictions is linked to significant security concerns.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Those with dietary restrictions can pre-order special meals at least 24 hours in advance.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Its syntactical restrictions meant the compiler (which translates the syntax to machine-readable instructions) is only 1 kilobyte, compared to C++ compilers, which were generally hundreds of kilobytes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
Estonia -- which shares a 183-mile frontier with Russia -- is now the only Baltic state not to have imposed new airspace restrictions along its eastern border.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Starting July 1, 2026, the city will implement restrictions on artificial colors, which will affect the 219 million meals and snacks served annually.
—Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The new restrictions, reported earlier by Bloomberg News, come at a time of heightened competition between the US and China both on Earth and in the new space race.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Despite efforts by the Biden administration to constrain the spyware market through its executive order, trade and visa restrictions, and sanctions, the industry has continued to operate largely without restraint.
—Vas Panagiotopoulos, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Security concerns The rationale behind the new restrictions is linked to significant security concerns.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Those with dietary restrictions can pre-order special meals at least 24 hours in advance.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Its syntactical restrictions meant the compiler (which translates the syntax to machine-readable instructions) is only 1 kilobyte, compared to C++ compilers, which were generally hundreds of kilobytes.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restrictions
Noun
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Algorithmic Literacy requires genuine technical comprehension of AI capabilities, constraints, and ethical implications.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Wharton's Thomas Winberry explains how financial constraints can delay innovation and long-term growth for firms, as well as the economy.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jones’ limitations aren’t going away, but his can be schemed around, which was less the case with Richardson.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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However, this research work also has some limitations.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Restrictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restrictions. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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