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Recent Examples of straitjacket from the Web
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Against Trump in 2016, Jeb’s straight-lacedness turned into a straitjacket.
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McDonagh is clearly trying to move beyond the straitjacket of violent comedy.
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Other writers explore the limitations of labels and the straitjacket of stereotype.
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Its time spent listening is down, staffs have been pared to the bone, and two of the medium's largest firms -- iHeartMedia and Cumulus -- are addressing long-standing financial straitjackets.
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Tuesday’s marathon press conference by nonpartisan White House physician Ronny Jackson, M.D., defanged Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff’s much-echoed claim that Trump is one Twitter storm away from being wheeled off in a straitjacket.
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Cooking liberated our ancestors from this same physiological straitjacket and put us back on track to develop brains as large as expected for primates our size.
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As guests look on, Goldrake, wrapped in a straitjacket and dangling upside down, is submerged in a tank of water.
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By creating a fiscal straitjacket through lower taxes, conservatives leave Washington with less money and raise the specter of deficits damaging the economy as a rationale to take away the benefits that millions of Americans depend on.
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First Known Use of straitjacket
1814
Definition of straitjacket
Recent Examples of straitjacket from the Web
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Critics over the years have accused Muti of straitjacketing the music in the name of fidelity to the score, but there was no rigidity of pacing or phrasing here.
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Highlights from previous eras, including the 1980s pinnacle of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry, look shrunken and straitjacketed in comparison.
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This was long before the Corps of Engineers straitjacketed the once wide and slower-moving river.
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First Known Use of straitjacket
1863
STRAITJACKET Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of straitjacket for English Language Learners
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: a jacket that has long arms which can be tied together behind someone's back and that is used to control the movements of a violent prisoner or patient
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