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
Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
The deals to bring back Bennett, Ekblad, Marchand and Nosek and restricted free agent goaltender Daniil Tarasov making $1.05 million next season, Florida is already over the salary cap by $2.175 million before factoring in the contract for restricted free agent forward Mackie Samoskevich.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The new minibuses can carry far more passengers than the company’s current crop of vehicles, while still being restricted to speeds of up to 45 mph.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Over three-plus seasons with the Barracuda, Bordeleau had 107 points in 161 regular-season games,
Bordeleau, 23, was given a qualifying offer by the Sharks on Monday and is a restricted free agent.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
The deals to bring back Bennett, Ekblad, Marchand and Nosek and restricted free agent goaltender Daniil Tarasov making $1.05 million next season, Florida is already over the salary cap by $2.175 million before factoring in the contract for restricted free agent forward Mackie Samoskevich.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Verb
The United States has also significantly restricted its asylum protections for those seeking refuge at its land borders.
—Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The new minibuses can carry far more passengers than the company’s current crop of vehicles, while still being restricted to speeds of up to 45 mph.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restricted
Adjective
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Typically support is limited, either by a sole that’s too rigid to go flat, a sole that’s too flexible for a safe heel, or a mechanism that lacks the ability to swap the heels.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Space inside is limited, and this will likely be a very popular spot at Magic Kingdom.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
14 July 2025
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Alas, neither of these women can imagine just how finite that time will be.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 July 2025
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Just as a mirror cannot be put back together, Lorde is newly aware that all of this — her relationships, her body, her work — is finite.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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“Restricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricted. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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