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limit
noun as in greatest extent
Strong matches
absolute, border, bound, bourne, brim, brink, circumscription, conclusion, confinement, confines, destination, edge, end, extremity, fence, finality, goal, limitation, margin, obstruction, rim, termination, tops, ultimate, utmost, verge
Weak matches
bitter end, bottom line, breaking point, cutoff point, end point, farthest point, farthest reach, the max, the most
noun as in physical boundary
verb as in confine, restrict
Strong matches
appoint, assign, bound, cap, check, circumscribe, constrict, contract, cork, cramp, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, fix, prescribe, ration, restrain
Weak matches
bottle up, draw the line, hem in, keep the lid on
Example Sentences
New York’s Cannabis Control Board has strict marketing rules limiting advertisement color, text font, location and other attributes.
Still another way you need to plan ahead is to keep the patient’s income and assets under the limits the whole time they are enrolled in the program.
The Contact Press in Paris had published a limited edition, but Stein hoped to have it accepted by the Woolfs’ Hogarth Press.
Looking ahead, he said inflation should remain contained given moderate global commodity prices and limited domestic demand pressures, and he does not expect further policy rate cuts from Bank Negara Malaysia in the current cycle.
The accounts are the main way Americans save for retirement, and the limits on annual contributions are raised every year to adjust for inflation.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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