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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However, diminishing risk appetite amid the U.S. tech-stocks selloff overnight driven by earnings and postelection fears about curbed data-center development might weigh on sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Inflation and economic pressure have led more Americans to eat at home or turn to fast food for a cheaper option, while the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic has curbed customers’ appetites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Lula has also sharply curbed deforestation in the Amazon, but the environment has barely registered as a campaign issue.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
His tenure saw sales initially soar, driven by pandemic restrictions that boosted online shopping, but subsequent cost-of-living pressures curbed customer spending.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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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