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
Edgar H. Clemente, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Five of the team’s next six matches will be contested in the friendly confines of Children’s Mercy Park.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2025
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 June 2025
But the hype isn’t confined to Chongqing — travel demand is rising across cities in mainland China.
—Bernice Ooi, CNBC, 26 June 2025
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Verb
Opening fire with the machine gun mounted on the Guatemalan military truck in such confines or against Mexican police could have also exacerbated the situation.
—Edgar H. Clemente, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
Five of the team’s next six matches will be contested in the friendly confines of Children’s Mercy Park.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2025
Noun
Chhabria made clear that his ruling is confined to the facts in front of him and that the outcome could be different in most cases.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 June 2025
But the hype isn’t confined to Chongqing — travel demand is rising across cities in mainland China.
—Bernice Ooi, CNBC, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confine
Verb
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North Korea restricts freedom of movement and suffers from persistent economic hardships, with around 60% of North Koreans estimated to be in poverty.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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Cincinnati is restricting nighttime rentals of Red Bikes and electric scooters in the urban core over the Fourth of July weekend.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Those imprisoned under that code were forced to wear a pink triangle to denote homosexuality.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The crackdown left hundreds killed, thousands imprisoned and several executed.—
Sahar Zand,
ABC News,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Water tank project removed A plan for a replacement water storage tank in La Jolla that has changed in scope several times over the past decade has changed again — so much so that it was removed from the city budget as a capital project.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Three federal judges issued nationwide injunctions blocking the order from taking effect, prompting the Trump administration to file an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court to narrow the scope of the orders.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
Verb
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This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated July 11,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
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We, in collaboration with our partners, store and/or access information on a user's device, including but not limited to IP addresses, unique identifiers, and browsing data stored in cookies, in order to process personal data.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Maxwell was jailed for 20 years in June 2022 following a one month trial concluding in December 2021.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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According to Collin County records, he was jailed and released.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Shapiro chronicles the couple’s reach, as Putnam stamped Amelia’s imprimatur onto (white) American womanhood, a prototype still among us: role model for younger women, professional and practical, efficient by day, elegant by night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Based on the outcomes of the pilot, Green Story and Fundamentally aim to expand the reach of the program to support many more brands and manufacturers committed to sustainability throughout Latin America.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
11 July 2025
Noun
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For much of the public, the full extent of the destruction does not yet seem to have sunk in, partly because the military censor has prohibited publishing the location of direct hits.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
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The extent of the driver’s injuries were not immediately clear.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The Orioles completed a weekend sweep of Atlanta on Sunday.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Drumming up another postseason push: After a sweep in LA, a fifth straight AL West title for the Astros seems inevitable.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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“Confine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confine. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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