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as in limited
having a limit
our nation's natural resources are abundant, but they are also finite
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as in restricted
having distinct or certain limits
we have a finite number of options to consider
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Recent Examples of finite
Zelda does get a spin move to cut down grass and bushes for rupees and hearts, but actual combat is relegated to this separate form, which has a finite usage.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The Warriors have a finite amount of time to make a lot of changes.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
That law stated that the surface gravity of a black hole cannot decrease to zero in a finite amount of time—in other words, that there is no way to create an extremal black hole.
—Steve Nadis, WIRED, 15 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, Sevigny shared that, even in her personal life, truth is not a finite thing.
—Carita Rizzo, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
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Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The Warriors have a finite amount of time to make a lot of changes.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
That law stated that the surface gravity of a black hole cannot decrease to zero in a finite amount of time—in other words, that there is no way to create an extremal black hole.
—Steve Nadis, WIRED, 15 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, Sevigny shared that, even in her personal life, truth is not a finite thing.
—Carita Rizzo, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
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Don’t be dismayed by the limited size run (which only goes up to a large)—this jacket runs really big.Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Wide receiver Deebo Samuel (rib, oblique) and defensive end Nick Bosa (hip) also will suit up after being listed as questionable and limited in practice.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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How to become a wildlife rehabilitator The process to legally take care of certain kinds of restricted wildlife varies by state, but virtually everyone who wants to help rehabilitate a squirrel or similar animal in the U.S. needs a permit from their state and possibly the federal government.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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Rather than reach restricted free agency this past summer, the 26-year-old Jones inked a four-year, $53.8 million rookie-scale contract extension to stay under contract with the Pelicans through the 2026-27 NBA season in June 2023.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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In such confined, awkward sites, devised to hold a five-story house, what was important to him?David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
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Hydrothermal explosions occur when hot water in a volcano system turns into steam in a confined area, Morgan wrote.Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 July 2024
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There is a definite move happening toward using SAR satellites, said Juliana Suess, an associate with the German Institute for International and Security Affairs think tank based in Berlin.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Eastwood’s story runs on the bedrock of the unimpeachable, confident that there is a definite truth to be discovered about an event such as the killing of Kendall and that only malevolence or incompetence could prevent its discovery.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Finite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finite. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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