PINIONING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

pinioning

verb

present participle of pinion

as in binding

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 formula is also packed with moisture-binding ingredients, including sodium lactate, PCA, and sodium PCA, alongside conditioning polymers that boost shine, softness, and manageability.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026
And the newest critical infrastructure rules went from exposure draft to binding law in 11 weeks.

— Keegan Crage, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of binding

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Kelce is two shy of tying Rice and three touchdown receptions away from sole possession of the record.

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Salvador Perez hit a bases-clearing double to draw the Royals to within 5-4, but the tying run was stranded at third.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of tying

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On the other side of the car, another ICE agent was restraining Salgado against the ground, handcuffing him.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
The month prior, Ariana Grande demanded that the administration stop using her music in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement TikTok video depicting federal agents arresting and handcuffing people.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026

Definition of handcuffing

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If acquitted for lack of criminal responsibility, Clancy would then face a potentially indefinite series of commitment orders confining her to a secure state mental health facility.

— Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Frustrated with the confining nature of Japanese society, Kusama left for New York in 1957.

— Kaori Kaneko, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of confining

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Davis was unable to hear my questions, which required me to hold them up to the screen, hampering back-and-forth response.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Birds visiting the feeder can get the goo on their wings, hampering their ability to fly and possibly leading to their untimely deaths.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hampering

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These are just two of the many scenes of destruction the hurricane has left in Hawaii after lashing the state’s western islands with heavy rain, widespread flooding and tropical-storm-force winds on Monday and Tuesday.

— Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
This week’s meeting of G20 finance ministers underscored rising global trade tensions, with several countries, including the US, lashing out at China.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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