CURBING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

curbing

verb

Definition of curbing

present participle of curb

as in regulating

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) try to curb your curiosity when it comes to your neighbors' business

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Recent Examples of curbing Still, the pushback led Langley to announce a slew of measures aimed at curbing police misuse. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 What the settlement actually changes The design changes, such as curbing infinite scroll and autoplay, are the substantive core of the agreement. — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 The challenge for the coaches is bringing everyone together, curbing egos and finding common ground. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The Maryland Data Privacy Act was one of several laws passed in this year's legislative session aimed at curbing federal immigration enforcement in the state. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 The two leaders have met three times, but their diplomacy has not produced an agreement curbing Pyongyang’s nuclear program. — Cleve R. Wootson Jr, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026 California was once hailed as a model for curbing the power of special interests and electing moderates. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 Instead, Hageman has focused heavily on curbing federal regulation and resource issues. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme heat in Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, straining power grids, sapping water supplies and curbing farm output. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

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The sweet summer fruit is made of 92 percent water, an essential nutrient for regulating body temperature and supporting key processes in the body, notes Elick.

— Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
Comporta and Melides have their beach clubs and their destination dining, but strict laws regulating construction have for now prevented the kind of overdevelopment that can disrupt such an unspoiled place.

— Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of regulating

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The company has also said that controlling the chip, domain controller and underlying software stack could help reduce component costs as production volumes increase.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Japanese doctors have advised patients reporting rashes or difficulty controlling bowels after frequent use to stop until symptoms clear, per the AP.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of controlling

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Screening electrons at nanoscale The researchers built a structure containing two twisted graphene bilayers separated by less than a nanometre.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Wayne picks Gregory up at a motel, in Mobile, Alabama, and hands him a briefcase containing, among other things, a gun.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of containing

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Some China watchers, however, are keeping their expectations low, as both sides appear to be more interested in avoiding moves that would risk their current trade truce.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Lovano expressed deep gratitude to Collins for steering the festival for many years and keeping the atmosphere alive.

— Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of keeping

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Appropriately so, given the placid recent range and the clockwork mechanics of sector rotation and low-correlation restraining index-level volatility.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
This was the context for Justice Brewer’s remarks about Philip sober restraining Philip drunk.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of restraining

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Rather than suppressing appetite, the compound appears to boost energy expenditure, according to a study published in Science Advances.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Increasingly, the wildfires that most urgently need suppressing ignite in the interfaces between rural and urban areas, places smokejumpers were not originally intended to go.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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