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  • past tense form of curb.
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curbed

[kurbd] / kɜrbd /






ADJECTIVE
smothered
Synonyms


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BP temporarily curbed production and removed all personnel from its Na Kika and Thunder Horse platforms in the Gulf of Mexico in preparation for Hurricane Isaias.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Lula has also sharply curbed deforestation in the Amazon, but the environment has barely registered as a campaign issue.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

His tenure saw sales initially soar, driven by pandemic restrictions that boosted online shopping, but subsequent cost-of-living pressures curbed customer spending.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

That’s because the latest inflation reading for July, which saw the consumer price index rise a scant 0.1% for the month, matched Wall Street’s forecast and curbed some inflation anxiety on Wall Street.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

The horseman’s tone and bearing nettled Taran, but he curbed his temper and bowed courteously.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander


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