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
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026
Thanks to thicker, oversized cuffs, these jeans bear a striking resemblance to the ones Parker previously wore.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
While Wilson retrieved leg cuffs, Billups-Taylor placed his foot on Curry’s back to keep him down.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
In the fitting rooms there are walls showcasing varieties of collars and cuffs.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
Agents dragged off 300 Korean technicians and engineers in cuffs and chains, despite their coming here to train American workers.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
But when the prosecutor in the suspect’s murder trial showed her a close-up photograph of herself that night a year ago, her hands covered in his blood seeping up the cuffs of her pink sweatshirt, her emotions poured out.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
Paul, whose then-5-year-old daughter from a different relationship was present, was the one who ended up in cuffs.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Several cuffs from Omron have been validated in scientific studies, as have models from Microlife.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
For that occasion, the young royal wore a custom butterscotch Catherine Walker coatdress with chocolate brown buttons, lapels, and cuffs.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026
Thanks to thicker, oversized cuffs, these jeans bear a striking resemblance to the ones Parker previously wore.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
While Wilson retrieved leg cuffs, Billups-Taylor placed his foot on Curry’s back to keep him down.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
In the fitting rooms there are walls showcasing varieties of collars and cuffs.
—Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
Agents dragged off 300 Korean technicians and engineers in cuffs and chains, despite their coming here to train American workers.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
But when the prosecutor in the suspect’s murder trial showed her a close-up photograph of herself that night a year ago, her hands covered in his blood seeping up the cuffs of her pink sweatshirt, her emotions poured out.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
Paul, whose then-5-year-old daughter from a different relationship was present, was the one who ended up in cuffs.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Several cuffs from Omron have been validated in scientific studies, as have models from Microlife.
—Mara Gordon, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuffs
Noun
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Her look was completed with a pair of Giuseppe Zanotti shoes, a Bulgari ring, a Bulgari bracelet, a Deco bracelet and a diamond bracelet.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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This bracelet makes an excellent Mother’s Day jewelry gift.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Labin details the elaborate process of elimination that determines which socks to bring to the festival each year.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
26 Mar. 2026
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The makeup department added scars to Shaynak’s knees and legs to reflect his character’s backstory, but the compression socks Shaynak wore were his own.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Nick Phillips, with Applied Digital, said the tax exemption ban effectively boxes out data centers from building in South Dakota.—
Makenzie Huber,
States Newsroom,
19 Feb. 2026
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The rich Redfellows get dispatched one by one in scenes that are fun but empty — neither cathartic nor comic, simply boxes to be checked off to great big poundings of thunder and harpsichords.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The remote chain of more than 60 islands off the tip of India, south of the Maldives, has been under British control since 1814.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Some tribes, including the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma and Oneida Indian Nation in New York, have their own store chains.—
Mead Gruver,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Consider two investors, one who invests $7,500 at the beginning of the year, and another who chops it up into $288 biweekly investments.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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The proposal chops $150 million from the Developmental Disabilities Administration, which battled against the largest budget cut in last year's negotiations.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The ring has a 3-carat diamond set in a pavé platinum band.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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Ground traffic of aircraft at the Bay Area’s largest airport was stopped Saturday evening as a band of thunderstorms slashed through the region.—
Matthias Gafni,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Pros & Cons Vizio's Mini LED Quantum 4K QLED Smart TV punches far above its weight class.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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The operator takes another swing, but the man ducks, punches the operator, then knocks him down, raining punches on his head before a bystander separates the two.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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At the end of the night, during the bows, Butler slaps the guys playing her two antagonists gently on their butts, a gesture that would have jarred in most stagings but fully in keeping with the inclusive, humanistic vibe of this production.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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The music also slaps, synthesizing industrial, electro-pop and iPod party music into a work that feels honest and the right kind of raunchy.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cuffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuffs. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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