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Recent Examples of restrictively
Countering these threats with missiles is restrictively expensive, requiring a cheaper alternative ASAP.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
The analysis provides a range because uncertainty remains about how restrictively administration officials will enact the policies.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
For those who have spent that money, the stakes are restrictively high.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2022
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
The analysis provides a range because uncertainty remains about how restrictively administration officials will enact the policies.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
For those who have spent that money, the stakes are restrictively high.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restrictively
Adverb
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Rather than behaving as a single magnet, individual sections can be selectively activated while the rest remain unchanged.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
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The project's architectural firm, Hamilton Anderson, is working to selectively salvage key historic artifacts of the building such as the bell from the tower and other unique architectural features.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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Russian athletes are routinely asked to answer for the actions of their government, yet athletes from other countries are rarely subjected to the same scrutiny or treated as though they are personally aligned with war criminals or dictators.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Lestat, personally, finds his motivation in ways old and new.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 June 2026
Adverb
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Wash and thoroughly dry the cucumbers, then wrap them individually in paper towels before placing them in a plastic bag.—
Susan Hall Mahon,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
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The bet behind Firecrawl is that this shouldn't be every company's problem to solve individually.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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“Restrictively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restrictively. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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