curbing
Americannoun
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the material forming a curb, as along a street.
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curbstones collectively.
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a curb or a section of a curb.
noun
Etymology
Origin of curbing
Example Sentences
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Remind yourself: These aims are often shorthanded as curbing Iran’s nuclear and ballistic-missile ambitions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
A. My partner and I just bought our first house, so I’m not doing a very good job of curbing my spending right now.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The 57-year-old has built a reputation as a reformer intent on curbing the waste of public money and attracting EU funds, but has been criticised for his "inflexibility".
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Egg prices surged during those years as a large bird-flu outbreak led producers to cull millions of egg-laying chickens, curbing supplies.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Biological control has achieved some of its most spectacular successes in the area of curbing unwanted vegetation.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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