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as in restricted
having distinct or certain limits
to avoid overcrowding, the number of tickets to the outdoor concerts is limited
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2
as in finite
having a limit
competition for limited resources among growing populations is often a source of international conflict
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as in confined
to set bounds or an upper limit for
limit the note to a few words
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as in defined
to mark the limits of
adjectives limit the meanings of nouns
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Recent Examples of limited
Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
There were also important wins for Jean Smart, Stephen Colbert and 15-year-old Owen Cooper, whose Netflix series Adolescence dominated the limited series categories.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Private equity more broadly is grappling with a dealmaking drought that has limited institutional investors’ ability to realize returns and access cash.
—Jenni Reid,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Google was an early entrant in 2013 with Google Glass, although that device was unpopular with consumers because of its high price, unfashionable look, limited functionality and short battery life.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
There were also important wins for Jean Smart, Stephen Colbert and 15-year-old Owen Cooper, whose Netflix series Adolescence dominated the limited series categories.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Marmol limited those chances over the season’s first four months, not putting the rookie in many high-pressure situations.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Private equity more broadly is grappling with a dealmaking drought that has limited institutional investors’ ability to realize returns and access cash.
—Jenni Reid,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for limited
Adjective
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Runkles was taken into custody by DPS and booked into a Maricopa County jail on charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer and bringing a weapon into a restricted area, according to Graves.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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While commercial pilots are allowed to use iPads and electronic tablets in the cockpit to access navigation charts and checklists, the tone of the exchange sparked questions about situational awareness in a restricted airspace.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Stop treating your knowledge like a finite resource.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Spectrum is a finite asset and licenses for big blocks, like those Charlie Ergen had been sitting on for years, don’t come up for sale that often.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That desperation to win defined every aspect of United’s performance.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Skunk Works is investing the funds and manpower necessary to build and test survivable systems to meet customers’ evolving needs while broadening alignment with new tri-service architectures and global requirements as they are defined, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By Wednesday, Kimmel’s bosses at ABC—owned by Disney—decided to yank him without a definite return date.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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There is a definite need to give the AI overall guidance about the code generation.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In large-scale poultry operations, chickens are typically raised in very confined spaces, which offers them little to no opportunity for movement — let alone social enrichment.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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And a subway car is a confined space where there may be no easy way to escape danger.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Limited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limited. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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