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  • past tense form of curb.
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curbed

[kurbd] / kɜrbd /






ADJECTIVE
smothered
Synonyms


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SpaceX curbed unauthorized access to the Starlink network inside Ukraine after appeals from Kyiv.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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

While Beijing curbed jet-fuel exports and kept more at home, domestic flights within China got more expensive, too, including higher fuel surcharges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 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

I curbed the impulse to sit up straight.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri


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