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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That’s because the latest inflation reading for July, which saw the consumer price index rise a scant 0.1% for the month, matched Wall Street’s forecast and curbed some inflation anxiety on Wall Street.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Now aged 30, the Olympian has told the BBC how he eventually curbed his habit by shifting his mindset.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Apollo, a Maine coon who died at 13 following a seizure a year after his arrival in 2015, had curbed the shop’s mouse problem and brought “so much love and energy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
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
I curbed the impulse to sit up straight.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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