Meaning & use
restricting
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Limiting the size, extent, amount, or movement of something.
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New regulations are restricting the use of plastic packaging.
Doctors advised restricting his salt intake after the diagnosis.
A note on using this word
The gerund form of 'restrict,' from Latin 'restringere,' meaning 'to bind back.'
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