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as in restricted
having distinct or certain limits
to avoid overcrowding, the number of tickets to the outdoor concerts is limited
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as in finite
having a limit
competition for limited resources among growing populations is often a source of international conflict
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as in confined
to set bounds or an upper limit for
limit the note to a few words
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as in defined
to mark the limits of
adjectives limit the meanings of nouns
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Recent Examples of limited
Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
The 2021 film, which received a limited release due to the pandemic, won the best film award at the BFI London Film Festival for its portrayal of an Iranian roadtrip.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The rankings exclude military academies and are limited to schools that participate in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, or FBS, which tend to attract top players.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
McMahon has a limited background in education, and a long career as a business executive.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
The 2021 film, which received a limited release due to the pandemic, won the best film award at the BFI London Film Festival for its portrayal of an Iranian roadtrip.
—Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Thanks to the Byrd rule, any bill passed under reconciliation cannot increase the deficit beyond the fiscal years covered—that's usually limited to 10 years (and why tax cuts rarely last forever).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The rankings exclude military academies and are limited to schools that participate in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, or FBS, which tend to attract top players.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
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Butler gets more than half his shots near the restricted area (178 of 275 this season), shoots a great percentage (63.5) down there and has averaged around eight free throws per game during his five-plus seasons in Miami.—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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Keep in mind that Nikola Jovic is eligible for restricted free agency that summer.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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What the painter learned centuries ago in Ferrara, what George learns in 21st-century London, is that no finite set of rules applies.—
Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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The simplicity of that, the profundity of that, in terms of coming to terms with a relationship that is finite, is really important.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Perry and Ryan Getzlaf defined Ducks hockey for more than a decade.—
Eric Stephens,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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These women, whose music and identities blur genre and geographic boundaries gave us reason to engage more deeply with a part of the world whose identity has been defined by others for far too long.—
Tariro Mzezewa,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Low-temperature whites were yellowish and warm, while high-temp whites had a definite blueish hue and were much more brilliant.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
15 Feb. 2025
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There has been a definite shift in mentality; Newcastle are no longer intimidated by these quality teams — or their own history.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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And a subway car is a confined space where there may be no easy way to escape danger.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The most conspicuous example is the open-air winter sculpture garden at the center of the residence, an intimate, confined courtyard that allows art and nature to coalesce.—
Troy J. McMullen,
Architectural Digest,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Limited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limited. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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