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as in to limit
to set bounds or an upper limit for
circumscribed his enthusiasm so as not to make the losing side feel worse
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Recent Examples of circumscribe
Theo is born at an inopportune time for Jews, whose rights are increasingly circumscribed in the country.
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Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Like Stonehenge, Avebury’s three circles are circumscribed by a circular henge and were constructed gradually, over the course of many centuries.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Historically, at the strictest cram schools, social interactions were carefully circumscribed.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The Kremlin would like to circumscribe Iran’s aspiration for regional hegemony without souring relations with the country, which remains its biggest regional ally.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2017
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Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Like Stonehenge, Avebury’s three circles are circumscribed by a circular henge and were constructed gradually, over the course of many centuries.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Historically, at the strictest cram schools, social interactions were carefully circumscribed.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The Kremlin would like to circumscribe Iran’s aspiration for regional hegemony without souring relations with the country, which remains its biggest regional ally.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2017
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The new executive order builds on that policy by not limiting it to certain drugs under Medicare but also including Medicaid and private sector insurance available on the commercial marker, said White House spokesman Kush Desai.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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But generally speaking, the Preakness Stakes is limited to 14 horses, all based on performances in recent major prep races, including but not limited to the Derby.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
12 May 2025
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Sadly, today’s political revolt is divorced from the cultural and artistic values that define and empower humanity.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The series explores how Bao personifies the idealism and adventurism that defined the city in the 1990s.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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And while the Knicks were one of the NBA’s best defenses at restricting long-range attempts during the regular season, that did not show in the four matchups with Boston.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Trump's executive order, which cited Perkins Coie's former representation of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign, sought to strip security clearances from the firm's lawyers, virtually halting any dealings with the federal government and restricting its attorneys from accessing most federal buildings.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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No longer confined to the pursuit of profit alone, these powerful forces are being reimagined as instruments of global healing, capable of restoring trust, dignity and interconnectedness across all sectors.—
Yujia Zhu,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Dempsey was sent to live with a distant city counselor and grew up to work in data entry, confined to her apartment computer.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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“Circumscribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumscribe. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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