handcuffs 1 of 2

plural of handcuff

handcuffs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of handcuff
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handcuffs
Noun
  • But in the global south, the publish-or-perish edict runs up against underdeveloped research infrastructures and education systems, leaving scientists in a bind.
    Guillaume Cabanac, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
  • While uncertainty swirls, Scopa said the new administration could present an opportunity to make the federal fire services more efficient, but says a hiring freeze would put them in a bind, with many critical senior positions unfilled as fires continue to consume large swaths of California.
    Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Specifically, researchers could use AI models to determine how specifically and potently the drug binds to known and unknown targets, the level of these targets in the body, how concentrated the drug becomes in healthy and diseased tissues, and the drug’s structural properties.
    Christian Macedonia, The Conversation, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The carbon monoxide in smoke binds to the hemoglobin in your red blood cells, displacing oxygen, so your heart and brain get less oxygen.
    Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The song is a cheeky touch, but also a nod to Daryle’s milieu: a lowbrow America of swamp tours, chain motels, and motorcycle shops.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Tom’s of Maine became a national presence by the 1980s, stocked in supermarkets and chain drugstores.
    Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Nothing ever impedes Andrew’s upgrade to human status.
    Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Unfortunately, this impedes the creative process and results in an uneven end product.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Guided by this principle, the DR Heart collection reenacts the profound gesture of offering one’s heart, promising a bond that endures across a lifetime.
    WWD, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The growing bond of the two cellmates is charted by Molina’s recounting of a fictional 1950s Hollywood musical set in South America called Kiss of the Spider Woman, featuring Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez), a Dolores del Río–type star.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Along Highview Avenue, the fire burned down to the curbs, charring numbers that identified which house had once stood where.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Upon arrival, patrons are led to an Escalade IQ parked on the curb in front of the restaurant.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In the first days of Trump's second term, the new president has doubled down on his intention to reclaim the Panama Canal, angered Brazilians by returning migrants in shackles and briefly imposed crushing sanctions and tariffs on Colombia in a tussle over deportee flights.
    Simon Lewis and Matt Spetalnick, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The use of military flights to transport deportees has raised alarm among some Latin American leaders, who have questioned the imagery of deportees boarding the flights in shackles.
    Annie Correal, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2025
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