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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There’s something oddly binding about being on a family phone plan.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
The binding constraint is not the employment agreement or the non-disparagement clause.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of binding

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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
The video ended showing cops pulling Hastings out of his car and handcuffing him.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Definition of handcuffing

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Color, line, and texture all play important roles in making a small garden feel expansive and inviting or confining and cramped.

— Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
The dragging chains had worn away all soft earth and grass, confining the dogs to circles of hard dirt.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Definition of confining

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Gale-force winds were hampering aircraft from dumping water on the flames.

— Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
What our clients most cited as the biggest constraints hampering development and dealmaking is approval timelines and permitting, narrowly ahead of construction costs and zoning restrictions.

— Lee Kiser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of hampering

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The president has responded to the MAGA criticism by lashing out repeatedly at dissenters, prompting Greene – once a top Trump supporter – not to run for reelection and Massie to lose his primary.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Koivun launched himself into the lead at TPC Twin Cities by lashing a 305-yard approach shot to 12 feet on the par-5 12th hole.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of lashing

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