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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California had always permitted raw milk to be sold in stores, but Los Angeles County’s more stringent rules had, in effect, curbed its retail sales.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
And the world is also making do with less oil — Asian countries, particularly China, curbed energy imports and are consuming less.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
And while the West African outbreak was curbed, after two years, with vaccines, experts have warned Bundibugyo has no vaccine or known treatment.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
India's central bank has already poured billions of dollars to stabilise the currency, curbed speculative trading and offered a special credit line to oil importers to ease dollar demand.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
But he curbed it, I think, as a resolute rider would curb a rearing steed.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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