curbs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of curb
as in controls
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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curbs

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noun

plural of curb
as in restrictions
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice these international regulations act as a curb on the plundering of a nation's archaeological treasures

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Recent Examples of curbs
Noun
Wolfson and her friends would try the stunts at home, stealing shopping carts to push each other into curbs. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026 Unlike Sponzo, Dandelet had seemed upset by the curbs on his independence. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 20 June 2026 Street is similar to park, except the course is made using everyday objects like curbs, stairs, handrails and benches to simulate city terrain. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 Meanwhile, Beijing widens Japan export curbs, targeting drone makers, nuclear firms and defense institutes. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 July 2026 Last month Beijing authorities enacted new curbs on its already tightly regulated airspace, effectively banning the sale and operation of consumer drones within the capital. — Simina Mistreanu, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Bahrain imposed fresh restrictions on its Shiite community ahead of a major holiday commemoration, the latest in a string of curbs on the community across the Gulf since the US-Iran war. — semafor.com, 25 June 2026 After weeks of testing, Fable 5 is no longer vulnerable to a bypassing method discovered by Amazon researchers that identified several software vulnerabilities and triggered the export curbs. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026 Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Monday that Japan would take necessary countermeasures after thoroughly assessing the curbs and their impact. — ABC News, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for curbs
  1. controls
  2. restrictions
  3. regulates
  4. constraints
  5. contains
  6. limitations
  7. restrains
  8. keeps
Verb
  • History shows family successions, whether in North Korea or Syria, tend to happen through rigid authoritarian control, with the transfer of power underwritten by whoever controls the military.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Even Realities, which was founded in 2023, launched the Even G2 smart glasses with a bigger display in a lighter frame late last year, alongside the Even R1, a smart ring that controls the display of the G2.
    — Jenny Lee,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of controls
Noun
  • Her remarks come amid mounting allegations that military restrictions slowed aid deliveries and prevented civilians—and in some cases rescue crews—from getting to critical areas during the early phase of the emergency.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Connecticut The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) allows transgender student-athletes to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity without restrictions.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of restrictions
Verb
  • The Federal Aviation Administration regulates the airspace, and drone owners are responsible for knowing and abiding by those restrictions.
    — Kelly O'Donnell, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • The Clean Air Act is the federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources and governs air pollution.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of regulates
Noun
  • The trick is to find workloads that fit within those constraints or can be cleanly split across many small nodes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • In a franchise system, innovation has to work for owners with real operating constraints.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of constraints
Verb
  • The 585-acre neighborhood contains 5 million square feet of office space, including 250,000 square feet of medical offices where John Muir Health has been expanding.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • The ancient Moa Eggshell Cave in New Zealand contains the remains of several extinct animal species lost approximately a million years ago.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
Definition of contains
Noun
  • Local services and programs affected by the weather included some office closings and even limitations on waterpark hours.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Claims about savings, refunds, fees, limitations and problem-solving should be clear to customers and AI systems.
    — Jordan Brannon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of limitations
Verb
  • Remarkably, state law also severely restrains cities and counties from setting their own regulations, giving local leaders little sway over local gun policies.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • The result is an economic model that favors producers, restrains consumers, and floods international markets with supercheap exports, including steel, solar panels, and electric vehicles.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Definition of restrains
Verb
  • Imagine a supply chain agent that checks inventory levels regularly, spots potential shortfalls, keeps a list of alternative suppliers and makes purchases when needed.
    — Greg Pavlik, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The fact is the Original 13 state keeps some paperwork under lock and key for 100 years to everyone except the participants.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 July 2026
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