curbed
Americanadjective
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stopped, restrained, or slowed.
Possible side effects include a curbed appetite and noticeable weight loss.
She decided to pursue a long-curbed passion for acting, and has since appeared in a film or two.
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having a raised edge or rim, as at the edge of a roadway.
There is no overnight parking on any curbed street all year long.
These shower stalls facilitate easy entrance for those unable to enter a bathtub shower or curbed shower stall with ease.
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up against or on a sidewalk or at the edge of a roadway.
It happens daily: a discharged passenger steps out to cross the street directly in front of a curbed bus and into the path of moving traffic.
I had to zigzag my way past the curbed furniture of a newly evicted family.
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The home, which sits at 211 Elizabeth St., sprawls across 1,600 square feet and pre-staged photos revealed dark herringbone floors, black crown moldings, and a dark-toned chef’s kitchen, according to Curbed.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
As reported by Mimi Dwyer with Curbed, the specific violation related to a "cockroach in the tonic bar."
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2025
Curbed correspondent Alissa Walker took to Twitter to note the rage currently directed at La Sombrita would have been better aimed at that bus shelter contract.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023
It is, the real estate reporter Bridget Read writes for Curbed, a season of “abject indignity” for the city’s renters.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2022
Curbed and somewhat re-modelled, she materialized and, while he dealt strictly with her, writing was possible.
From The Man Thou Gavest by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)
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