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verb (1)

past tense of bound

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verb (2)

past tense of bound

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Recent Examples of bounded
Adjective
Robotic demonstrations still rely on algorithms set for specialized tasks in bounded situations. IEEE Spectrum, 19 July 2021 What Franzen’s narrative method suggests is a reality in which relatively coherent and bounded psyches look out onto a world that offers them a range of choices for action and meaning; the psyches select from these options, and later on repent of or are grateful for their selections. Alan Jacobs, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021 Numerous robot demonstrations still rely on algorithms set for specialized tasks in bounded situations. IEEE Spectrum, 19 July 2021 My sense so far is that migration is becoming more bounded (notably from Africa to Europe), more regional and with a greater emphasis on cultural assimilation. Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 4 June 2022 Although Joshua Tree comprises more than 1,200 square miles of desert with a clear and bounded border, its interior is a constantly changing landscape of hills, canyons, riverbeds, caves and alcoves large enough to hide a human from view. Kelzim, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2022 Until recently, policymaking took place in a bounded world, with fiscal limits set by the assumption that the federal debt shouldn’t be permitted to get too large as a percentage of the economy. Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 11 Mar. 2021 His age, at times, has been painfully apparent on the campaign trail: his loquacity is less bounded, his stories meander without necessarily reaching their conclusion. The Economist, 4 July 2020 Meanwhile, Zhang was working in solitude to try to bridge the gap between the GPY result and the bounded prime gaps conjecture. Quanta Magazine, 19 May 2013
Verb
The Lhasa block, bounded by fault-lines, forms southern Tibet. Joe Cash and Gopal Sharma, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025 The Lhasa block, bounded by fault-lines, forms southern Tibet. Joe Cash and Gopal Sharma, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025 The 58-acre parcel is bounded by 13th Avenue and 6th Avenue to the north and south and by Osage Street and Seminole Road to the east and west. Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025 The 58-acre parcel is bounded by 13th Avenue and 6th Avenue to the north and south and by Osage Street and Seminole Road to the east and west. Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025 Coral The Coral Sea is a marginal sea located off the northeast coast of Australia, bounded by the Great Barrier Reef to the west, the Solomon Islands to the northeast, and New Caledonia to the east. Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025 Coral The Coral Sea is a marginal sea located off the northeast coast of Australia, bounded by the Great Barrier Reef to the west, the Solomon Islands to the northeast, and New Caledonia to the east. Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025 North Glen Square is bounded by Glendale Avenue to the south, Northern Avenue to the north, 27th Avenue to the east and 35th Avenue to the west. Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024 North Glen Square is bounded by Glendale Avenue to the south, Northern Avenue to the north, 27th Avenue to the east and 35th Avenue to the west. Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounded
Adjective
  • The 24-year-old is a pending restricted free agent.
    Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Crevier will be a restricted free agent, so every minute of ice time counts.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Salt works great for preserving soy sauce and pickles, but most people have a finite sodium consumption budget.
    Ali Bouzari, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Human energy is finite and cyclical, yet many organizations expect peak performance through every single change initiative.
    Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The research on gum chewing and microplastics is still limited—these two papers effectively represent analysis of just two people’s post-chew saliva—but gum chewing has also been correlated with higher urine levels of phthalates, plastic-softening chemicals that are known endocrine disruptors.
    Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Yet, with the funding freeze, these programs are now severely limited.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The normally thick horizon haze could attenuate and redden the sun's light somewhat giving it the appearance of a narrow slice of cantaloupe melon.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • With this victory, Democrats maintain a narrow majority of 102-101 in the state House.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Your provider may order laboratory tests to make a definite diagnosis.
    Laura Schober, Health, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The bottom line: There is still a strong push to regulate tech more strongly in D.C., and some definite throughlines from Biden to Trump on antitrust.
    Ashley Gold, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025

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