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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
From corrective eye surgery to confining plasma for nuclear fusion research and from entertainment to quickening checkout at supermarkets, lasers are now part of our everyday lives.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Certain signs, such as the recent decree by the municipal authorities of Damascus confining the sale of alcohol to Christian neighborhoods, are ominous.
—Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Mullin said local governments would be reimbursed for confining suspects.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The requirement to add wheels adds costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, often confining them to mobile home parks under local zoning rules.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Kaine stressed that Democrats want to fund the other agencies at DHS, while confining the ongoing negotiations to the immigration enforcement agencies.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
By confining the gases, internal pressure is increased far beyond what would occur if the material burned in open air, resulting in an explosion.
—Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
Civil commitment authorizes a court, often based on a health care professional’s assessment, to order the involuntary deprivation of liberty, usually by confining a person to a locked treatment facility.
—Susan E. Collins, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
The Sangram Parishad leaders alleged the government pressured members of the port’s negotiation team to accept the deal while confining them at the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority office in Dhaka.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Certain signs, such as the recent decree by the municipal authorities of Damascus confining the sale of alcohol to Christian neighborhoods, are ominous.
—Alvaro Vargas Llosa, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
Mullin said local governments would be reimbursed for confining suspects.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The requirement to add wheels adds costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, often confining them to mobile home parks under local zoning rules.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Kaine stressed that Democrats want to fund the other agencies at DHS, while confining the ongoing negotiations to the immigration enforcement agencies.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
By confining the gases, internal pressure is increased far beyond what would occur if the material burned in open air, resulting in an explosion.
—Divya Dubey, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
Civil commitment authorizes a court, often based on a health care professional’s assessment, to order the involuntary deprivation of liberty, usually by confining a person to a locked treatment facility.
—Susan E. Collins, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
The Sangram Parishad leaders alleged the government pressured members of the port’s negotiation team to accept the deal while confining them at the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority office in Dhaka.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confining
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Leaders in one Jersey Shore community have taken a step toward limiting overnight gatherings on their boardwalk.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Under current legal and economic conditions, risk is low; most Member States have landfill restrictions and contracts limiting return to disposal.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Iranian regime’s very recent and brutal crackdown on its own people — imprisoning and killing thousands of citizens for dissent — has not been met with the same outrage by these voices.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Noem seemed to relish cruelty, and treated her job like a costume party, constantly mugging for cameras with guns and faux toughness as if the dismantling of lives and imprisoning even children was a game.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Then the Iran war bottled up shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, restricting global fertilizer supplies and sending fertilizer prices sky high.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Many of the candidates have responded to the crime concerns with wide-ranging proposals, including building mega-prisons, restricting food for prisoners and reinstating the death penalty for serious crimes.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Diversion program 8 years old California’s mental health diversion program was enacted in 2018 under the argument that jailing the mentally ill only makes their condition worse and does not prevent them from committing more crimes upon their release.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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No such rules appear to exist for Saudi Arabia, whose leaders have been accused of arbitrarily arresting, jailing and torturing people who speak out against the government.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Those formative years interning at the DA’s office sent her on a journey into Big Law, then multimillion-dollar legal entrepreneurship.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Arellano joined the brand after interning and working his way into a full-time role, learning production before moving into design.—
J.M. Banks
March 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Officials reinforced stay-at-home orders by erecting fences around some apartment buildings, essentially incarcerating occupants.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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In 1942, as the government was forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans on the West Coast, a nativist group hoped to revoke the citizenship of Japanese Americans born in the United States.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Confining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confining. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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