Sheep walk back to their shelter near the Mont-Saint-Michel, northwestern France, on March 28, 2020, during a lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.
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Curbing
Synonyms for "curbing" (44 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Noun(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
german restriktion
Related words (22)
Noun(12 words)
Verb(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
restrictive environment
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More general
9 entriescontroledgelimitlimitationlimiting adjectivepavement featurerestrictionrestrictive adjectiveroad feature
More specific
11 entriesbrick curbconcrete curbdebt curbingemission curbingemission reductiongrowth containmentinflation curbingspending curbingspending restraintstone curbwaste curbing
Collocations
11 entriescurbing costscurbing crimecurbing debtcurbing diseasecurbing emissionscurbing energy usecurbing growthcurbing inflationcurbing spendingcurbing violencecurbing waste
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
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Grayson Heffner, from the Paris-based International Energy Agency, says curbing consumption could significantly cut global carbon emissions. He calls efficiency strategies the “soft giant” of clean energy.
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