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adjective

as in controlled

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verb

past tense of curb

as in regulated

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) try to curb your curiosity when it comes to your neighbors' business

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Recent Examples of curbed

Adjective

And earlier this year, the nation’s second largest school district, Los Angeles Unified, banned in-school screen use for students in preschool through first grade and curbed screen time for older students. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 The lack of sufficient post-conflict planning—about what would happen after Gaddafi’s regime was toppled—curbed enthusiasm for future collective security efforts in Syria and elsewhere. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025

Verb

More than a decade later, these efforts have been substantially curbed by USAID cuts. — Ananya Rupanagunta, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026 The biggest problem with the plague was that no one knew when it would be fully curbed. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 Its president, Michael Fields, ran the campaign against the measure, which would have curbed property tax increases and allowed the state to keep more of its revenue. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 The conflict has curbed oil supply flowing through the Middle East, thereby raising prices, and damaged refining infrastructure in the region that turns oil into products like diesel, gasoline and jet fuel. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected stricter neutrality rules that would have prevented the country from sanctioning Russia and curbed its cooperation with NATO, delivering a boost to the alliance’s efforts to counter Moscow. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Sep. 2026 The department argued that its loan limits from the Working Families Tax Cuts Act have curbed excessive borrowing, forcing institutions to evaluate their costs and lower them in some cases. — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 The administration has also curbed news outlets' access to the Pentagon. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 China’s years of stockpiling crude, cutting imports and shifting toward electric vehicles have curbed demand, shielding the world economy from sharper price shocks. — Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for curbed

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Her controlled world is turned into a site of emotional horror as a new reality dawns, created and dominated by autonomous feelings.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Those tests have covered both controlled and uncontrolled airspace.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of controlled

Verb

At the federal level, ENDS are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, but states have the authority to restrict their sale in order to protect the health of their citizens.

— Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
The companies are regulated on the federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, which has historically focused on overseeing soybean futures and oil derivatives.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulated

Adjective

First, men who receive accurate information about what other men actually believe are less inhibited about speaking out and intervening.

— Catherine A. Sanderson, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Both players were so inhibited for the final game of the set that the level of play resembled something from a local park.

— Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 May 2026

Definition of inhibited

Verb

The amendment, reviewed by The Times, contained conflicting language.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The study found that developers may collect and train on sensitive personal information users share with chatbots, including information contained in uploaded files.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of contained

Adjective

Her perspective—consistently serene and largely without self-interest—lends the novel a restrained and gently contemplative tone.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
The hotel interprets this mantra through balanced proportions, restrained interiors, and a hospitality approach that favors comfort over excess.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of restrained

Verb

The workers organized a strike, but their efforts were brutally suppressed.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
For 15 years multiple rounds of quantitative easing kept yields suppressed below 3% and often even close to zero, returns which are hardly competitive with stocks.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of suppressed

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