restrict
verb (used with object)
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
is restricting
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present progressiveof restrict (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The lack of a path to a resolution has focused concern on the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran is restricting maritime traffic and setting up a payment mechanism to charge tolls for crossing ships.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
In response, the company is restricting access to some of the capabilities to clients that verify their identities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Its emergence comes as the US is restricting the sale of the advanced chip technology that powers AI to China.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
Residents have raised other concerns that the city is restricting civic engagement by placing partitions in City Hall and increasing uniformed police presence, according to the letter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
Colonial life is restricting, it can never entirely satisfy the aspirations of an intelligent people, and, therefore, it cannot be justly imposed upon them when they are in a position to maintain their political existence.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 3 by Willis Fletcher Johnson
