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verb

Definition of pinionnext
as in to bind
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains Joan of Arc was pinioned to a stake and burned as a heretic

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Recent Examples of pinion To be clear, there is no sense that Rondón and Ugás are defending the old guard or suggesting that a docile, starving population pinioned under the grip of a dictatorship is big-picture preferable to a rebellious insurgency. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025 Haas thus theorized that the victim had been pinioned by both heels to the front of the upright beam either with their legs splayed open, frog-like, or with their knees bent and turned to one side. — Fredrick Kunkle, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinion
  1. bind
  2. tie
  3. chain
  4. shackle
  5. lash
  6. fetter
Verb
  • When the College Football Playoff selection committee pores over data points and debates the merits of each at-large hopeful in early December, the results of Week 2 are bound to loom large.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • A week after the big score, Chetal's parents were driving in Danbury, Connecticut, when several masked men cut them off, forced them out of their new car, beat Chetal's father with a baseball bat, shoved the couple into a van and bound their hands.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of bind
Verb
  • The company says those sensors can help with reminders and brief activity records tied to relevant interactions rather than continuous recording.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • This increase in work, the jury contended, was directly tied to Skains’ decision to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which determined Skains had the right to sue over the discrimination.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of tie
Verb
  • In the months leading up to summer, Paul Gunsky installed new reclining seats and immersive sound systems at his Bay Area CineLux Theatres chain in hopes that moviegoers would return in droves.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Eight days later, Shelley’s body was found tied, taped in plastic and chained to concrete in the Trinity River.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of chain
Verb
  • Otherwise, though, Moore, who like a year ago has been quick out of the blocks with early season goals against Cardiff City and Millwall, was well shackled despite putting in an energetic shift.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Its citizens held slaves, some of whom were shackled for committing adultery.
    — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of shackle
Verb
  • Alpha 1, who’s most strict about the disease’s suppression, lashes out uncontrollably.
    — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Philippines is among the countries most exposed to powerful typhoons, some 20 of which lash the archipelago every year, causing considerable damage and casualties due to floods and landslides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of lash
Verb
  • Perhaps capitalism can be appropriately fettered within the confines of a select few cities, inspiring a nonviolent, nationwide socialist revolution.
    — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • While some players were able to weather that storm – defenseman Joel Edmundson played all 82 games for the first time in a career often fettered by injuries – others paid a price.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of fetter

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“Pinion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinion. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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