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
  • This year, seven states that expanded Medicaid coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss either dropped the benefit or added restrictions to limit eligibility.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This past year, Denver Water joined several other municipalities, including Aurora, in issuing drought restrictions that limited outdoor water use amid ongoing drought conditions in Colorado.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of restrictions
Noun
  • Following the death in Georgia, non-Six Flags theme parks SeaWorld Orlando in Florida and La Ronde in Montreal, Canada, also temporarily closed one roller coaster apiece that use clamshell restraints.
    — Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • On Saturday, Six Flags said eight of those coasters remained closed and will have the seat belts or other restraints installed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • Those capabilities could support missions that face significant constraints under conventional spacecraft designs.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Beset by budget constraints, the museum ceased operations in June.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of constraints
Noun
  • Rural roads lack curbs, gutters and sidewalks, and small farms with livestock are allowed and encouraged.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Nobody else was pushing to the limit, but Antonelli was braking late, hitting the curbs.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of curbs
Noun
  • Practical reasons also are common hindrances to leaving, one of which paradoxically concerns safety.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Some episodes feature mystery box twists containing advantages and hindrances that throw the competition into chaos.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Definition of hindrances
Noun
  • Borbonese was started in Turin, Italy, in 1910 under the ownership of Umberto Minestrone and Edoardo Calcagno, supplying necklaces, bracelets and other accoutrements to Valentino, Yves Saint Laurent, Fendi, Galitzine and Ungaro.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • They could probably be confined at home, with ankle bracelets, after some time in the Big House.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 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
  • Part of the Measure J mandate passed by voters in 2020 is to reduce incarcerations by adding more interdictions by substance abuse and mental health counselors, when there’s no weapon involved or violent threat.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of incarcerations
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