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curbed

[kurbd] / kɜrbd /






ADJECTIVE
smothered
Synonyms


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Blue Owl Capital Income and Technology Income funds curbed redemptions after receiving 21.9% and 40.7% withdrawal requests, respectively.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Almost 30 states have curbed or outlawed “therapy” that seeks to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity—that is, to make them stop being gay, bisexual, or transgender.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

His rise to office may have curbed our craving for more of his relatives, however.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Investors curbed weekly exchange-traded-fund inflows by 22% in the week from March 5 to 11, breaking with a roughly three-month streak of steady support, the JPMorgan team noted.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander