restricts

verb

present tense third-person singular of restrict
as in limits
to set bounds or an upper limit for will restrict access to the laboratory

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Recent Examples of restricts The 'better safe than sorry' mindset, while useful for physical threats, severely restricts career growth, fostering inaction and fear of failure. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Poor and sometimes impassable roads can also make remote areas difficult to reach, while insecurity restricts where health workers can safely operate. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 Extended Stay America restricts pets to no longer and no taller than 36 inches, with anything bigger requiring property manager approval. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 The bill restricts sidewalk riding of e-scooters in an effort to prevent injury to pedestrians. — Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 But Major League Baseball rules restricts any individual private equity company to 15% ownership stake in a team. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Users also sparked discussions about vehicles equipped with hardware that enables certain features but restricts access to paying subscribers. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Instead of building greater strength or resilience, excessive core tension limits mobility, restricts breathing and triggers your nervous system’s stress response. — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 The law allows price caps on certain homes to keep them affordable, then restricts who can buy them, based on income. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restricts
  1. limits
  2. tightens
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  • That broadly limits recruitment to free transfers, while Storch is also not permitted to expand salary budgets through equity injections.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Getting a crabbing license isn't easy, and Maryland limits the number to around 5,400 each year to protect the Chesapeake Bay's crab population, which declined between 2011 and 2023.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of limits
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  • In them, her prose tightens into something gleaming and aerodynamic.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Indeed, more college graduates are accepting unpaid internships than at any point in the last decade as the entry-level job market tightens around them.
    — Dana Stephenson, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of tightens

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