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as in limiting
to set bounds or an upper limit for
will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss
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as in imprisoning
to put in or as if in prison
the accused was confined until the trial could take place
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Recent Examples of confining
Forcing them out means confining most of Gaza's population to overcrowded encampments along the coast further south lacking food, medical supplies and space.
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Steven Scheer, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Bruni Tedeschi captures her in that vortex — her pulmonary illness confining her to bed one minute and her artistic drives reanimating her with defiant spirit the next.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Wildlife art can be confining, constricting, customary; contemporary artists are assuring its survival and vibrancy by breaking from the traditional.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Plants are also unbothered by confining pavement and other urban challenges.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
To make a fusion power plant economically viable, a tokamak must simultaneously achieve high plasma pressure, current, and density, all while effectively confining the heat.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
Those at the back push forward, and some may even climb over others, piling up between the confining walls.
—Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Steven Scheer, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Bruni Tedeschi captures her in that vortex — her pulmonary illness confining her to bed one minute and her artistic drives reanimating her with defiant spirit the next.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Wildlife art can be confining, constricting, customary; contemporary artists are assuring its survival and vibrancy by breaking from the traditional.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Plants are also unbothered by confining pavement and other urban challenges.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
To make a fusion power plant economically viable, a tokamak must simultaneously achieve high plasma pressure, current, and density, all while effectively confining the heat.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
Those at the back push forward, and some may even climb over others, piling up between the confining walls.
—Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confining
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Ohio State flustered the Illinois offense and quarterback Luke Altmyer, holding them to just 47 yards rushing and limiting an offense that thrives on explosive passing plays.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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And the state is trying to push Russians who bought their phone before September 1 to adopt Max by limiting access to other messenger apps.—
Justin Sherman,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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Human rights organizations have been ringing the alarm for years on the Saudi government imprisoning human rights advocates, including Waleed Abu al-Khair, who is currently serving a 15-year sentence.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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The president specifically thanked El Salvador for accepting and imprisoning deported migrants in a notorious prison, a partnership that caused backlash after a Maryland man was wrongfully sent there.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
23 Sep. 2025
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The settings implemented default privacy protections and content limits for many of Instagram’s teen users, restricting posts related to violence, cosmetic procedures or self-harm.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Researchers have long relied on small, flexible catheters to minimize damage to delicate brain tissue, but these typically release medication from just one or two points, restricting their effectiveness.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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The state can fairly easily police the requirement that Max be installed on new phones by threatening phone companies that don’t comply or even jailing their executives.—
Justin Sherman,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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Subsequent reports revealed that Bolsonaro and his allies had devised a baroque plot to regain power, which included jailing and possibly murdering their political opponents.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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After interning at Good Morning America and graduating from Middlebury College, Will earned a spot on ESPN's SportsCenter and has been a correspondent for ABC News since 2018.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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This summer, Varon put her social media and communications savvy to use interning at a PR agency.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Confining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confining. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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