as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
Joan of Arc was pinioned to a stake and burned as a heretic
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The duo begin a frantic game of hide-and-seek, with the rabbit running from one side of the tree to the other as the fawn bounds after it.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Her most recent project bounds up multiple tallies and even reappears on one.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The team behind the research noted that many of these genes are tied to developmental delay, which may have played a role in the slower pace of postnatal brain growth in humans compared to chimpanzees.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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In this 2024 summer blockbuster, Miami's favorite bantering detectives go on a high-stakes mission to clear their late captain's name after he's wrongfully tied to a drug conspiracy.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Safety does not mean being handcuffed and detained by federal agents in front of a high school for no apparent reason, which is what recently happened to a fifteen-year-old boy with disabilities in Los Angeles.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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Early the next morning, officers brought him back to the home, handcuffed, CNN affiliate KTRK reported.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Pinioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinioned. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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