as in bracelet
something that physically prevents free movement
the policeman snapped the cuffs on and led the prisoner away to the car
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Recent Examples of cuffs
Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
Wearing long pants tucked into boot tops and spraying insect repellent containing DEET (a chemical compound common in commercial insect repellents) on socks and pant cuffs to reduce exposure to fleas.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The hemline of her dress, cuffs at the end of the sleeves and the neckline of the look included black and gray plumage.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
The Gym Monster 2 also works with a pair of padded cuffs that wrap around your ankles for leg exercises.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Deputies eventually gained control, removed the cuffs and left the cell, the KBI said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
The sweatshirt has ribbed cuffs and an oversized open collar that can be zipped up for extra warmth.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
During our conversation, Taylor dons a Perfidia Beverly Hills sweater adorned with a gold Schiaparelli chain, cuffs, and ring.
—Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
While the jacket remains classic, the slimmer trousers and long cuffs of the shirt both show a sense of humor and risk-taking that’s become something of a signature to Pascal’s style.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Convenient snaps allow the cuffs of these pants to fold up with ease, converting them from full-length hiking pants to breathable 21-inch inseam capris.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
Wearing long pants tucked into boot tops and spraying insect repellent containing DEET (a chemical compound common in commercial insect repellents) on socks and pant cuffs to reduce exposure to fleas.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
The hemline of her dress, cuffs at the end of the sleeves and the neckline of the look included black and gray plumage.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
The Gym Monster 2 also works with a pair of padded cuffs that wrap around your ankles for leg exercises.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Deputies eventually gained control, removed the cuffs and left the cell, the KBI said.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
The sweatshirt has ribbed cuffs and an oversized open collar that can be zipped up for extra warmth.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
During our conversation, Taylor dons a Perfidia Beverly Hills sweater adorned with a gold Schiaparelli chain, cuffs, and ring.
—Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
While the jacket remains classic, the slimmer trousers and long cuffs of the shirt both show a sense of humor and risk-taking that’s become something of a signature to Pascal’s style.
—Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuffs
Noun
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Or tennis bracelets and home appliances?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Shine All Season Long with These Jewelry Essentials BaubleBar’s sale section is brimming with jewelry finds to change up your looks this season, from necklaces and bracelets to head-turning earrings.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Still, the episode highlights how geopolitical supply-chain risk can materially affect production economics and timelines for any large-volume hardware program.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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None of that would have been remotely possible before the creation of the cold chain.—
James Sneed,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If the stock chops around, the trade can be scaled by layering additional spreads.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Season chops evenly on both sides with salt mixture.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More than 2,000 years ago, the Babylonians split that band of sky into twelve equal parts that correspond with twelve constellations.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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But if those lagging rain bands arrive, some isolated spots could see up to four inches of rain.—
Alex Harris
Updated September 28,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After they were both forced to strip while being held at gunpoint by Mancuso’s son Junior and associate Babbitt (Chris Coy), the brothers have a blowout fight on the side of a highway in their underwear, and Vince ultimately punches Jake in the face.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Sep. 2025
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Our Asia contributing editor Liz Shackleton sat down with the fest’s new director Jung Hanseok about his attempts to revamp Busan in its 30th year in a nation that punches well above its weight in the movie sphere.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Terri brought a puppet who slaps him on behalf of all the sexy-ass 60-plus women.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Belly, devastated by the betrayal, slaps Jeremiah and breaks up with him.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The episode sees Marge revisit her nostalgia for a Dawson's Creek-esque '90s teen drama as Lisa raids her mom's closet for vintage threads with the help of fashion-forward classmates Devin (Cole Escola) and Vidalia (Stephanie Hsu).—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Appalachian State’s victory at Michigan in 2007 remains the greatest example of what can happen when a good FCS team walks into your house and raids the fridge, and everything else, but leaves the dog.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Cuffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuffs. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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