1
as in to restrict
to set bounds or an upper limit for
will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss
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2
as in to imprison
to put in or as if in prison
the accused was confined until the trial could take place
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as in scope
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Recent Examples of confine
Irenosen Okojie
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
So has the doll, tucked inside the confines of marital bliss and domesticity, tethered to the expectations of wife, mother, homemaker.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 June 2025
Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Quantum technologies, which until quite recently were confined to the laboratory, are now playing a pivotal role in that transformation.
—Paul Lipman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Verb
Haynes playfully expands myth making by stretching its confines.
—Irenosen Okojie
july 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
So has the doll, tucked inside the confines of marital bliss and domesticity, tethered to the expectations of wife, mother, homemaker.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
And as the overall global temperature increases, moisture-rich air that was once confined to the warm tropics can reach farther from the equator, bringing intense, tropical rainfall to more parts of the world.
—Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Quantum technologies, which until quite recently were confined to the laboratory, are now playing a pivotal role in that transformation.
—Paul Lipman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confine
Verb
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Professors and education advocates, who waited six hours for public testimony to begin, said the curricula review provision opens the door for ideological censorship and restricts courses.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Inevitably there will be the school that has strict rules about what students can wear on campus—rules that might feel inflexible and restricting to a kid whose identity is still developing.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
29 July 2025
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The chapel, constructed between 1519 and 1520 under Henry VIII, serves as the final resting place for famous historical figures like Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, Thomas More, John Fisher and Lady Jane Grey, all of whom who were imprisoned and beheaded at the Tower.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 July 2025
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The trailer starts out with Starlight saving Sinclair’s blood-bending hero Marie from the mysterious hospital room where she was imprisoned in the Season 1 finale.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Kentucky's incentives are not unusual in their scope compared to other states and are attractive to the industry, experts said, with the potential to shave millions of dollars off the cost of data center development.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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Benjamin Heber Johnson: Honestly, writing a history of this scope is a huge challenge.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Additionally, the histories revealed are limited to the Eurasian sites in which the skeleton samples were found.—
Christian Thorsberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2025
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And her husband, Reed didn't treat her as if she was limited in any way.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
23 July 2025
Verb
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The local imam jailed in Butler County after losing his asylum status has a hearing with a federal immigration judge next week.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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Davis later violated the terms of his sentence and was jailed for the remainder of his sentence.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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That means Kinloch will need to expand his reach beyond his congregation to get some new soles to the polls in Detroit.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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In fact, though travel isn’t cheap and holidays are out of the reach of many, a lot of people these days can decide to visit almost any country on earth and be there within 24 hours (rather than after ten weeks on a steamer).—
Simon Boas
July 23,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
Noun
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The report, released Friday, downplayed the extent of Russian interference in the 2016 election by highlighting Obama administration emails showing officials had concluded before and after the presidential race that Moscow had not hacked state election systems to manipulate votes in Trump's favor.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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The find also hints that many other tyrannosaurs were feathery to some extent, including later giants like Gorgosaurus and T. rex.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Since then, full sweeps have remained elusive, but the domination has continued.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 July 2025
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Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio conducted sweeps outside stores in Phoenix during his immigration crackdowns.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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“Confine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confine. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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