enchaining

present participle of enchain

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Verb
  • Rader would often stalk his victims, some for months, before binding their arms and legs, then slowly strangling them (with the exception of Bright).
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • That legal status can simplify matters, especially when paired with legally binding separation agreements.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 of 28 shots for his third win of the season and 432nd of his career to move him within five of tying Jacques Plante for ninth all-time in NHL history.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In the same interview with Vogue, Kidman reflected on how the film felt similar to her movie Babygirl, which came out last year, jokingly tying the two together as a way to reflect on the breadth of her career.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With injuries and inconsistency hampering the wide receiver corps, the Commanders are set to host former Tennessee Titans first-round draft pick Treylon Burks.
    Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary with the Department of Homeland Security, claimed that the demonstrators were preventing an ICE vehicle from leaving the federal facility and hampering operations.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Forcing them out means confining most of Gaza's population to overcrowded encampments along the coast further south lacking food, medical supplies and space.
    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
Verb
  • The sight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents handcuffing and chaining the wrists, waists and ankles of skilled technicians shocked South Koreans.
    Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the fact that not all of its facilities were complete, Natcast had plans to proceed with research by chaining together existing infrastructure around the country.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With Rafael Devers' contract no longer financially constraining the team, the money is there if the Red Sox want to keep Bregman around.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Mental health isn't about identity and constraining you.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Enchaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchaining. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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