enchainments

noun

plural of enchainment
as in restrictions

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  1. restrictions
  2. restraints
  3. constraints
  4. curbs
  5. hindrances
  6. bracelets
  7. confinements
  8. incarcerations
Noun
  • Still, some of the restrictions announced by the White House are expected to face legal challenges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Lawmakers have also drafted a bill to regulate traffic through the waterway, including restrictions on certain vessels and penalties for violators, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of restrictions
Noun
  • The dire time restraints were real, along with the contentious Zoom meetings or phone calls that have taken place over the past five months.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Compensation systems, transfer windows and roster rules would become terms of an agreement rather than unilateral restraints.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • The emphasis on combat readiness and civilian preparedness reflect Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s priorities amid political constraints, said Lev Nachman, a political science professor at National Taiwan University.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, several legal and policy commentaries stress that the absence of direct consumer refunds reflects statutory and administrative constraints rather than a deliberate effort to deny households relief.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of constraints
Noun
  • The reconstruction of the North Village Hall Green parking lot includes replacing the asphalt parking lot with permeable brick pavers and installing new concrete sidewalks and curbs.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • City workers painted the curbs gray as Sacramento continues working to install daylighting infrastructure, including red curb markings and signs.
    — Madison Smalstig July 29, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of curbs
Noun
  • Some episodes feature mystery box twists containing advantages and hindrances that throw the competition into chaos.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 May 2026
  • View gallery - 3 images One of the hindrances to large-scale solar adoption, especially in cities, is where to install the chunky panels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
Definition of hindrances
Noun
  • In Springfield, Ohio, home to a sizable Haitian community, Haitians were receiving letters to appear in person for ICE check-ins and being outfitted with ankle bracelets.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The pair shared a kiss while lying on a Gucci towel, and Klum wore her hair wet and accessorized with delicate gold bracelets and rings.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of bracelets
Noun
  • Throughout these pages, Hutchinson expresses a deep love of prose, of its grand possibilities and subtle confinements.
    — Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of confinements
Noun
  • One 2025 study found that these waivers may be tied to fewer hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and incarcerations among adults with serious mental illness.
    — Helen Santoro, Denver Post, 29 June 2026
  • Despite their felony convictions and impending incarcerations, both former Met police career criminals continue to collect their monthly kisses in the mail — $8,850 a month for Cederquist and $6,020 for Butner.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Definition of incarcerations
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“Enchainments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchainments. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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