RESTRICTS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

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 complaint asks the Placer County District Attorney’s Office to review the city’s actions under state Government Code Section 8314, which restricts the use of public resources for political campaigns. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 The area restricts movement on or off any premises with poultry. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The list restricts hazardous substances from intentional use in production. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 International students have also faced pressures, as the government restricts visa programs and increases costs significantly for others. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Civil liberties groups say the ban unjustifiably restricts the rights to protest and free speech. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Similarly, California law restricts annual assessment increases to a maximum of 2% (or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower), regardless of how much actual market value rises. — Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act restricts competitors that restrain competition. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 During a Unified Government Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday, commissioners voted to withdraw from parts of the Kansas Sports Facility Authority legislation over concerns that the law restricts local government powers. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

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That links the card to their identity and the spending limits their employer has set.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Department policy limits data retention to 60 days, prohibits the sale of ALPR data to third parties and restricts data sharing.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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Slowing debt issuance as the credit environment tightens could hinder companies' ability to finance the AI infrastructure buildout, Crisafulli added.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Bubbles pop when liquidity tightens, meaning higher rates or stiffer regulation make money harder to borrow, and private creditors grow less willing to lend at any rate.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

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