as in limited
having distinct or certain limits
the public is allowed some restricted access to the government-owned land
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as in confined
to set bounds or an upper limit for
will restrict access to the laboratory
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Recent Examples of restricted
Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
The restricted area is closely monitored through the season to ensure the birds’ safety.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Harvey had been fully shut down, even restricted from using plyo balls or tossing a football.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
That will increase its restricted ingredient list from 13 to 57.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
The restricted area is closely monitored through the season to ensure the birds’ safety.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Battery life Among the best features of any tablet is its high portability, but the degree of portability is restricted by its battery life.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Harvey had been fully shut down, even restricted from using plyo balls or tossing a football.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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Beginning July 1, the agency will take on a more limited role focused on coordinating the region’s rehousing system, including managing data, helping coordinate how people access services and leading applications for annual federal funding.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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After seeing limited action through three-plus seasons at Georgia Tech, Knight transferred to Charlotte in 2023 and reinvigorated his career.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Van Bendegem, who would become a leading scholar on ultrafinitist logic, later addressed these concerns by considering a geometry in which a line or curve has width and is both finite and finitely divisible.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Stroh, Denver Water is a finite resource.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Restricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricted. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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