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as in to limit
to set bounds or an upper limit for
circumscribed his enthusiasm so as not to make the losing side feel worse
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Recent Examples of circumscribe
But even then, the building’s age circumscribed what NBT could do with it—and, by extension, its possibilities as a company.
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Marley Marius, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
For some offices, such as those at the Department of Homeland Security, the president’s latitude to designate acting officials under the Vacancies Act has been circumscribed by additional statutes and regulations.
—Theo Milonopoulos, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
At the same time, my role had become more clearly defined and circumscribed.
—Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
That cramped quality may effectively circumscribe Blitz’s prospects as an awards contender and diminish its event-movie potential in international markets.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Marley Marius, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
For some offices, such as those at the Department of Homeland Security, the president’s latitude to designate acting officials under the Vacancies Act has been circumscribed by additional statutes and regulations.
—Theo Milonopoulos, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2023
At the same time, my role had become more clearly defined and circumscribed.
—Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
That cramped quality may effectively circumscribe Blitz’s prospects as an awards contender and diminish its event-movie potential in international markets.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Losing the ByteDance algorithm through a sale of TikTok would limit the app's ability to serve its users.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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The agency limits the use of funding to replace affordable housing, strengthen infrastructure, revitalize the economy, and mitigate disasters.Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Neolithic is defined by the adoption of agriculture.Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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But if the guitar hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, the best guitarists have usually had both the challenge and the advantage of having to define their own relationships to the genre.Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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These attempts by insurers to restrict CRNAs' practice underscores the critical need for HHS to enforce the nondiscrimination provision and is why AANA continues its litigation in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio to compel HHS to enforce the law.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, the U.S. has taken measures to restrict China’s access to key technologies, mainly chips like those designed by Nvidia, which are required to train more advanced AI models.Ryan Browne, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Peace confines violence to self-defense in vindication of the right of self-preservation.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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If a child laughed inappropriately or failed to remember a Scientology term, they could be sent to the ship’s hold and made to chip rust for days or confined in a chain locker for weeks at a time without blankets or a bathroom.Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Circumscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumscribe. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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