1
as in restricting
to set bounds or an upper limit for
limit the note to a few words
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2
as in defining
to mark the limits of
adjectives limit the meanings of nouns
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Recent Examples of limiting
That staff decided to redshirt Colson, limiting him to three appearances, including in the final minutes of the season finale against Utah.
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Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Thousands were evicted after the city began limiting stays to 30 or 60 days for single adults.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
But since Assad’s fall, Ankara—now the main patron of Syrian rebels, particularly HTS—has replaced Tehran and Moscow as the dominant external power in Syria, expanding the breadth of Turkey’s influence while limiting Iran’s.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, New York will consider a bill limiting the construction of new data centers and requiring them to report their energy consumption.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Thousands were evicted after the city began limiting stays to 30 or 60 days for single adults.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
But since Assad’s fall, Ankara—now the main patron of Syrian rebels, particularly HTS—has replaced Tehran and Moscow as the dominant external power in Syria, expanding the breadth of Turkey’s influence while limiting Iran’s.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, New York will consider a bill limiting the construction of new data centers and requiring them to report their energy consumption.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Limiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limiting. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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