1
as in condemnation
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
the church's strictures on the morals and mores of contemporary society
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as in restriction
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice
the new zoning strictures effectively make further development along the riverfront commercially unviable
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Recent Examples of stricture
Other causes may include urinary stones, strictures, blood clots and infections that can block the outlet.
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Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Emotions are writ large and loud in Ben Hania’s script, as Red Crescent workers weep for the young girl at the end of the line, and furiously argue among each other about the morally right course of action to take, versus the strictures of protocol.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
That should turn our attention to those strictures, rather than to questioning the verisimilitude of her melodramatic doom.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Levant said younger men are reacting against the strictures of traditional masculinity, the most notable of which is crying.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Emotions are writ large and loud in Ben Hania’s script, as Red Crescent workers weep for the young girl at the end of the line, and furiously argue among each other about the morally right course of action to take, versus the strictures of protocol.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
That should turn our attention to those strictures, rather than to questioning the verisimilitude of her melodramatic doom.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Levant said younger men are reacting against the strictures of traditional masculinity, the most notable of which is crying.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stricture
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The ruling prompted swift condemnation from Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who released a video promising stricter deportation laws.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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By that time the show had provoked a wave of excited condemnation from commentators online who seemed most consistently offended by the bodysuit printed with the (hairy) image of a (totally) naked male body worn by a female model.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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On the table before the two leaders, who met at Busan’s Gimhae Air Base, were a range of thorny issues including tariffs, China’s sweeping export controls on rare earths, US restrictions on Chinese access to American high-tech, and China’s role in the illicit fentanyl trade.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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As a result, the number of participants in the Miss Universe pageant fluctuates year after year based on certain franchising restrictions and changes.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Prior board records provided to the Herald by Rollins’ attorney last month shed light on the misconduct violation that led to the public reprimand.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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Just last season, he was suspended for three games after a hit to the head of Jacksonville Jaguars passer Trevor Lawrence, prompting a public reprimand from the NFL policy and rules administration.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Given a series of intra-quarter checks around build rates and promotional activity that suggested strong demand, constraints appear have pushed some sale into the Dec qtr with the company expecting iPhone rev to be up ‘double-digits’ with constraints spilling into the Dec qtr as well.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The hope is that, armed with new technology, that decline of foreign aid serves a rallying call that compels African countries to forge their own paths, free from the constraints of aid dependency and external policy pressures.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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In addition to initiating the censure process, the City Council called for a special meeting, with Barbadillo, Lam and Chua in favor.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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In doing so, the palace must weigh distancing itself from Andrew with ensuring the blowback from any further censure does not do even more damage to an institution that requires public buy-in.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
21 Oct. 2025
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China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation for a vessel meant to revolutionize Beijing’s fleet.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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The growing demand for sustainable transport, combined with the limitations of public infrastructure, has made personal electric vehicles—particularly e-scooters—a common choice for modern commuters.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Stricture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stricture. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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