enchainment

Definition of enchainmentnext

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Noun
  • The Italian explorer's journey also set the stage for colonization and enslavement, and academics and activists in recent years have called for an end to honoring him, noting the brutal treatment of Indigenous people that followed his arrival on the continent.
    Dan Diamond, Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The festival of Passover commemorates the freedom of the Jewish nation from enslavement in Ancient Egypt, some 3338 years ago, in 1313 BCE.
    Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Alarmed civic officials across the West have already begun ordering restrictions on watering lawns, cleaning cars and even whether restaurant patrons get served glasses of water.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Regional restrictions may apply.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Harpman, who died in 2012, was a psychoanalyst, and her writing is attuned to the psychic damage caused by confinement.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Chavez, who once ran a ketamine clinic, pleaded guilty in October 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and was sentenced to eight months home confinement in December 2025.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Dog theft is considered a criminal offense in China, with potential fines or imprisonment depending on the animal’s value.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Dog Theft and the Law in China Dog theft is considered a criminal offense in China, with potential fines or imprisonment depending on the animal’s value.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Her dad was the credit manager for a local chain of appliance stores, a second-generation Jewish immigrant, and a lifelong Republican.
    Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Teel is the grandson of Raley’s founder Tom Raley, and was hired at the grocery chain in 1976, after college.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • An error in a legal brief could lead to an innocent person’s incarceration.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The 1991 movie stars Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden, the one-time public defender who Cady haunts, blaming his long prison incarceration for rape on purposefully faulty defense tactics.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The exhibition will also examine orca behavior, including social structures and communication, as well as issues such as captivity and the status of various populations, museum officials said.
    City News Service, Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Robert Rubsam on a novel about women who trade one kind of captivity for another.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Some of these clouds could be thick enough to trigger launch constraints.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • While efforts to curb reliance on virgin synthetics have largely centered on recycled polyester, that approach has faced cost, feedstock and scaling constraints.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Enchainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchainment. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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