restrict
verb (used with object)
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
restricting
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present participleof restrict.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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This layer helps limit unwanted chemical reactions between the lithium and the electrolyte while also restricting the growth of damaging lithium spikes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
The city would have discretion over how exactly to do that, but one possibility is that L.A. could follow Paris’ lead in restricting tourist crowds around the Eiffel Tower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Uganda and Rwanda are restricting public events and mass gatherings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
She resigned from Google DeepMind this week and spoke about her concerns exclusively with the BBC, despite her contract restricting her from doing so.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Partly it was to do with the limitations of equipment–there were, for instance, no centrifuges until the second half of the century, severely restricting many kinds of experiments–and partly it was social.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
