limiting

verb

Definition of limitingnext
present participle of limit
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 could make the foldable iPhone a particularly niche product, limiting its sales — a fact that may limit upside for Apple stock. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 British Columbia Wildfire Service spokesperson Nicole Bonnett said the smoke lingering over the fire has reduced visibility, limiting the use of air tankers and water-skimming aircraft. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 The order recommends limiting the number of vaccines recommended for children and splitting vaccines into tiers so that some are recommended for all children and others would be advised for children considered to be at higher risk. — Richard Escobedo, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Both work with an Abode security system but also work with Apple Home, Amazon Alexa and Google Home, giving them a place in wider smart home setups rather than limiting them to Abode's own ecosystem. — Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Because of this, and due to budgetary concerns limiting some of the back-to-back set pieces from the books, what happens in the final season of HotD won’t be exactly what happens on the page. — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 The pattern is known for increasing tropical storm activity in the Pacific and limiting tropical activity in the Atlantic, and this year is no exception as wind shear is expected to influence storms trying to form in the Atlantic this week. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 However, its advanced reactor proved difficult and expensive to maintain, ultimately limiting widespread deployment. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026 That means Lincoln Riley got his way, limiting tough travel and competition during a Big Ten schedule loaded with those things. — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limiting
  1. restricting
  2. defining
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  • Meanwhile, most of the industry's leading players contend that restricting use of the models would be to our own detriment and would place too much power in the hands of too few companies.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The United States should expect Beijing to continue to wield its agriculture sector for geopolitical influence, whether through curtailing imports of food, restricting exports of select commodities, or both.
    — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • Intensity has been the defining word of Liverpool’s pre-season so far, with it constantly being referenced by any player interviewed about what has changed since Iraola’s arrival.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Bryant told Fortune the volunteer waitlist is growing by roughly 1,000 people a day, turning what started as an art project about AI dependence into a strange reversal of the AI boom’s defining anxiety.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
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