chaining

verb

present participle of chain
1
as in binding
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains chaining up the dog in the backyard

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2
as in connecting
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole the prosecutor meticulously and brilliantly chained all the evidence together in his closing argument

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Recent Examples of chaining OpenAI said its models found another route into Artifactory by chaining flaws involving Artifactory and JRuby behavior. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Given the new realities of the AI age, including the chaining capabilities, companies like Microsoft might need to rethink their entire approach to triage, said Nguyen, the NSA’s former AI chief. — Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 July 2026 Interestingly, the modular design allows operators to rapidly assemble, connect, and scale up their power capacity by stacking or chaining additional units. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026 In response, Thomas Boggs, a drummer for The Box Tops, staged a 48-hour protest, Wilson said, chaining himself to the stage and playing music. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026 The new generation is faster, more autonomous, and more capable of chaining decisions together without a human checkpoint between them. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 May 2026 Real conservation doesn’t mean chaining yourself to a tree, throwing soup at paintings or screaming at people on social media. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 Mythos is not simply good at finding vulnerabilities, Graham said, but also at chaining them together into complicated exploits that can be devastating hacking tools. — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026 Daisy chaining of multiple monitors is one way to increase screen area. — Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaining
  1. binding
  2. connecting
  3. tying
  4. coupling
  5. handcuffing
  6. linking
  7. confining
  8. integrating
Verb
  • Mechanism of action Buprenorphine produces its main therapeutic and physiological effects by binding to mu (μ) opioid receptors.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Ninth Circuit is now binding legal precedent for federal judges in California, Arizona and six other states that have pushed for more regulation.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of binding
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  • Moving between Paris and Belo Horizonte, the film explores grief, migration, Black identity and the invisible ties connecting women across generations.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Lacking modern long-distance communication, Romans relished any opportunity for connecting with each other in person, even in the restroom.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of connecting
Verb
  • The Mets had a one-run lead coming into the top of the ninth, but right-hander Austin Warren put the first two hitters on base before giving up a game-tying RBI double to pinch-hitter Christian Yelich.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • With six strikeouts over 4 2/3 scoreless innings, Rasmus — the 12-year-old daughter of former major leaguer Cory Rasmus — is up to 14 for the tournament, tying Mo’ne Davis (Philadelphia, 2014) for the most strikeouts by a girl in series history.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of tying
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  • By coupling authentic conversations with a practical commitment to structural fairness, leaders can effectively stabilize engagement and sustain performance.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • These included material losses, differences between individual resonators, unwanted backscattering, coupling variations, phase errors, and thermal crosstalk between neighboring components.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of coupling
Verb
  • On the other side of the car, another ICE agent was restraining Salgado against the ground, handcuffing him.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The month prior, Ariana Grande demanded that the administration stop using her music in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement TikTok video depicting federal agents arresting and handcuffing people.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026
Definition of handcuffing
Verb
  • Traditional marine reactors place steam generators and coolant pumps outside the main vessel, linking them with large pipes.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Atletico denied this was the case and publicly replied to Barca’s interest with a series of social media posts linking them to absurd bids for Lamine Yamal, Pedri, and Raphinha.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of linking
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  • The judge will then determine whether the dogs should be legally designated as dangerous, which could result in strict requirements for confining the dogs or even in dogs being euthanized.
    — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • For much of our history, few options existed between mass institutionalization in expensive and confining facilities on one end of the spectrum, and fully independent living absent any supports on the other end of the spectrum.
    — Barbara Merrill, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of confining
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  • MacDonald and editor Phil Hignett have a keen, witty sense of how the online realm crashes offline living, seamlessly integrating deadly-accurate TikTok parodies into the film’s breezy narrative flow.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • By integrating waypoint tracking with an obstacle-avoidance cost, the robot could detour around an obstacle while continuing toward its destination.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of integrating

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“Chaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaining. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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