Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: restricts

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Usage examples:

A group of Chinese citizens are suing the state of Florida over a new law that restricts their ability to buy property in the state.

Source: https://qz.com/chinese-citizens-suing-florida-desantis-1850469967

Although needs are growing, the drought response plans in Kenya still remain underfunded, which significantly restricts the ability of humanitarian organisations to act.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/international-rescue-committee-severe-drought-is-projected-to-leave-about-5-4-million-people-in-kenya-without-adequate-access-to-food-and-water-between-march-and-june-2023/

As such, they do not want to make any move that, as Kendall says, “restricts our freedom of movement.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/arts/television/succession-season-4-episode-3-recap.html

A U.S. rule that restricts shipments of certain advanced chips to China has been revised and is under final review, according to a government posting, suggesting that further curbs on chips that can be used for artificial intelligence are coming soon.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/rule-curbing-ai-chip-exports-china-under-final-review-3838536?cid=cna_flip_070214

But critics say giving preference to applicants who are related to alumni unfairly restricts access to highly selective universities that educate many of society’s most influential decision makers.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2023/5/22/23733192/universities-legacy-admissions-education-preference-family-members-of-alumni

Chino Valley Unified also recently passed an administrative regulation that restricts the types of flags that can be displayed in a classroom.

Source: http://capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/can-teachers-be-legally-liable-if-district-policy-requires-they-break-the-law-what-about-the-parents-rights/

Doctors say the device can put the inmate in a physical position that restricts breathing and lead to positional asphyxiation.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/06/26/body-cameras-explored-for-la-county-jail-deputies-to-combat-inmate-abuse/

For example, Quebec now restricts free tests in pharmacies to people who are deemed most at-risk, but has free rapid tests at vaccine centres and in schools, and New Brunswick requires an appointment to pick up a test kit.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/rapid-tests-less-accessible-1.6980369?cmp=rss

Google, for instance, restricts Internet access to some employees and discouraged them from using the chatbot using company information.

Source: https://socialbarrel.com/microsoft-365-copilot-to-cost-30-per-month/141880/

Governor Jim Pillen signed a bill in May that restricts gender-affirming care for minors and also prohibits abortions for pregnancies beyond 12 weeks, previously allowed up to 22 weeks.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/abortion-laws-in-the-united-states-in-2023/

He has even audaciously sought to order companies operating Guyana concessions to leave the area within three months, and plans to introduce a law that restricts such companies from ever being licenced to operate in the territory again.

Source: https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2023/12/09/any-oil-company-coming-into-essequibo-with-venezuelas-permission-will-be-dealt-with-under-guyanas-law/

In June 2022, security forces and Maasai violently clashed in Loliondo during a land demarcation exercise, which restricts the people's access to grazing sites, water sources, and in some places cuts across their homes.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202302220015.html

It is unclear how such a tax could be accomplished, since the California constitution severely restricts property tax increases, thanks to Proposition 13, which passed in 1978 with bipartisan support and has since endured.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/podcast/2023/01/31/chair-of-california-reparations-panel-backs-wealth-tax-to-fund-payments/

LGBTQ+ groups and performers made similar claims in another federal lawsuit that challenges a Texas law that restricts drag shows from being performed in front of children.

Source: https://abc13.com/drag-show-ban-west-texas-am-university-president-walter-wendler-first-amendment/13820271/

• LGBTQ rights activists staged a demonstration outside Governor Spencer Cox’s office on Friday night, demanding he veto a bill that restricts health care for transgender youth.

Source: https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/01/27/lgbtq-rights-activists-protest/

Milo was intubated multiple times again and in December was finally diagnosed with Tracheal Stenosis, an abnormal narrowing of the trachea that restricts the ability to breathe normally.

Source: https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/23468446.dorset-charity-helps-family-take-well-earned-break-baby-fell-ill/?ref=rss

Mr Peffer said in an affidavit the split model of the system had resulted in "inefficiencies and restricts the ability of the public health system".

Source: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8227262/uncertainty-for-clinical-care-if-calvary-takeover-is-delayed/?src=rss

Some people think of a budget as something that restricts their spending, but that’s far from the truth.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/qai/2023/02/10/navigating-personal-finance-in-the-digital-age-how-your-cell-phone-can-act-as-your-personal-finance-hub/

The interim rule restricts shipping palm plants over four feet tall or plant material that CRBs breed in, such as compost, wood chips, mulch and potting soil, from Oahu to any other part of the state.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/12/12/editorial/our-view/editorial-speed-up-action-on-invasive-pests/

The neck hold maneuver, called a carotid control hold, restricts the flow of blood to a person's brain, rendering them temporarily unconscious.

Source: https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-10-04/what-to-know-about-elijah-mcclains-death-and-the-criminal-trial-of-two-officers