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curb
noun as in restraining device; check
verb as in repress, restrict
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Chad's government had accused the organisation of failing to curb poaching, an arrogant and disrespectful attitude, and not co-operating fully with authorities.
But she also said they are charging more for returns, in order to curb consumer behavior that has been pushing up retailers’ costs and making heavy return volumes unsustainable.
Another six bodies have since been handed over, after Israel said it would curb the flow of humanitarian aid in response to what it viewed as Hamas’s violation of the pact.
The new five-year plan “may help clarify some strategic goals and core principles of the anti-involution campaign, highlighting building a ‘unified national market’, curbing irresponsible local government investment, and improving local consumption,” UBS economists said.
"We expect that the momentum of curbing terror and war that succeeded in the Middle East will help to end Russia's war against Ukraine," Zelensky said on X.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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