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
  • The Hartman penalty put his team in a bind, as the Senators scored three times in the five-minute major en route to their blowout win.
    Joe Smith, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
  • 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
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
  • Denny’s is closing dozens of restaurants The American diner is closing at least 30 of its restaurants as part of the struggling chain’s plans to jumpstart growth.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Bottom line Travelers looking for the best boutique stay no longer need to avoid the big chains.
    Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 13 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
  • The young girl formed close bonds with other patients and all the staff who knew her, Bower said.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
  • She was later released after posting bond, according to Marceno and online records with the sheriff's office.
    Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The project also includes curb extensions to shorten crossing distances.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Space accelerated, ramming a vehicle that was stopped in front of him, then his car became lodged against the curb, police said.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 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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