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
Ohtani slugged three home runs while limiting the Brewers to two hits in six-plus innings, striking out 10.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Ferry services to the island have already ended for the season, limiting travel to the remote park to private boats.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
But last week the Browns silenced the receiver, limiting him to one catch for 15 yards.
—Omar Kelly
october 24, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Now in his sixth season of college football, Pavia has challenged the NCAA’s policy of limiting eligibility to four seasons of intercollegiate competition, including JUCO and D-II play, within a five-year period.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Ferry services to the island have already ended for the season, limiting travel to the remote park to private boats.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
But last week the Browns silenced the receiver, limiting him to one catch for 15 yards.
—Omar Kelly
october 24, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Now in his sixth season of college football, Pavia has challenged the NCAA’s policy of limiting eligibility to four seasons of intercollegiate competition, including JUCO and D-II play, within a five-year period.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Foods High in Saturated Fat Saturated fat contributes to plaque buildup in the arteries, narrowing them and restricting blood flow.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
28 Oct. 2025
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Another Israeli source told CNN that any response would be coordinated with the United States, adding that Israel was also considering restricting the flow of humanitarian aid, but Washington opposes such a step.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Urbana always had a conservative bent, but its politics have become a defining feature in the intervening years.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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Here, teachers aren’t supposed to tell students that the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 — a defining incident of racial violence in Oklahoma history — was perpetrated by racists.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Limiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limiting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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