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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Recent Examples of pinioned
To be clear, there is no sense that Rondón and Ugás are defending the old guard or suggesting that a docile, starving population pinioned under the grip of a dictatorship is big-picture preferable to a rebellious insurgency.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinioned
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On February 13th, Grace Van Patten and Jackson White and Grace Gummer and Mark Ronson watched Veronica Leoni’s Calvin Klein Collection come down the runway, while Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector bounded between Fforme and Kallmeyer.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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So far, Iran’s proxies have not carried out retaliatory attacks tied to the strikes against Iran, though that could change.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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Petite in shape yet powerful in presence, unofficial popularity rankings have Prada’s silk green tied with Celine’s leather cobalt blue for first place.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2026
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After being handcuffed, Brian Nataren said he was taken to municipal court and questioned before being released.—
Kendrick Calfee
Updated February 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
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Friedland called 911 after finding Thomas handcuffed and with her throat slashed near their 10-month-old baby’s crib, a police affidavit said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Pinioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinioned. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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