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  • present participle of limit.
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limiting

[lim-i-ting] / ˈlɪm ɪ tɪŋ /




ADJECTIVE
restrictive
Synonyms


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“It appears the issue is with Harvard’s professors inflating grades. Limiting the A’s does not reward the work, it pits students against each to compete for them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Limiting the extent of market gains, Citi cited elevated stock valuations, “some cracks in the soft-landing narrative” and the growing difficulty of company earnings beating analyst consensus.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 12, 2025

Limiting access to the program could also deter parents without legal status from enrolling their citizen children in Head Start, said Ted Lempert, president of Children Now and a former California Assembly member.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Limiting and monitoring their kids' screen time reduced it by 1.29 hours and 0.83 hours, respectively.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024

Limiting one's attention to the antique parts of the figure, one sees that it is a tolerably close, and yet a hard and lifeless, imitation of the original.

From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow




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