as in limits
to set bounds or an upper limit for
will restrict access to the laboratory
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Recent Examples of restricts
The Supreme Court waded Friday back into gun-rights in a case that tests the constitutionality of a Hawaii law that restricts where gun owners can carry their weapons.
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Alyssa Kapasi, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
That timing hasn’t been lost on the festival’s critics, who say the high-profile American comics are lending legitimacy to a government that represses dissent, jails activists and restricts free speech.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Requiring employer sponsorship also restricts the number of jobs available to visa-seekers, and the new fee is likely to limit that even further.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Trump has already tested the limits of a nearly 150-year-old federal law, the Posse Comitatus Act, that restricts the military’s role in enforcing domestic laws.
—Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Legal experts and media advocates say the new policy appears to mark an unprecedented attack on press freedom, pointing to a provision that restricts the release of even unclassified information.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2025
What’s not okay is the hypocrisy of backing forceful legislation that restricts what people, trans and otherwise, can do with their own bodies.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2025
The Constitution restricts presidents to two terms in office.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Those who prefer to shoot RAW images for processing after the fact will also want to look into a Pro phone instead of the Air or the regular iPhone 17—Apple still restricts that functionality to its Pro phones, at least in the first-party camera app and its settings.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Alyssa Kapasi, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
That timing hasn’t been lost on the festival’s critics, who say the high-profile American comics are lending legitimacy to a government that represses dissent, jails activists and restricts free speech.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Requiring employer sponsorship also restricts the number of jobs available to visa-seekers, and the new fee is likely to limit that even further.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Trump has already tested the limits of a nearly 150-year-old federal law, the Posse Comitatus Act, that restricts the military’s role in enforcing domestic laws.
—Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Legal experts and media advocates say the new policy appears to mark an unprecedented attack on press freedom, pointing to a provision that restricts the release of even unclassified information.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2025
What’s not okay is the hypocrisy of backing forceful legislation that restricts what people, trans and otherwise, can do with their own bodies.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 27 Sep. 2025
The Constitution restricts presidents to two terms in office.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Those who prefer to shoot RAW images for processing after the fact will also want to look into a Pro phone instead of the Air or the regular iPhone 17—Apple still restricts that functionality to its Pro phones, at least in the first-party camera app and its settings.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restricts
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The blue line on both the collar and sleeves is a nice touch in what looks like a design inspired by Italian soccer team AC Milan, but the disconnect between the middle of the shirt and the sleeves limits its potential.—
Ajay Rose,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The agency voted to take public comment, including on a rule that limits a company from owning more than two stations in a market, and a restriction on mergers between any two of the four major broadcast networks.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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The election result locks in another chapter of progressive representation in Congress for southern Arizona, and tightens Republicans’ majority on Capitol Hill.—
Laura Gersony,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Veling also thinks once the inventory tightens, prices will either stabilize or begin another run up, depending on the supply-and-demand dynamics for each local market.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Restricts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricts. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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