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pinions

verb

present tense third-person singular of pinion
as in chains
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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  1. chains
  2. binds
  3. ties
  4. handcuffs
Verb
  • Restaurant chains Chipotle and QDOBA pulled jalapeños last week.
    — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • To address this, Ivo uses a multi-step pipeline that chains together more than 400 model calls for each contract review.
    — Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of chains
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  • There’s a whole literary multiverse that now binds many of his stories that didn’t exist at the time of Carrie.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That’s what binds all our projects together — moving past short-termism, which is a danger with AI.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of binds
Verb
  • The film ties these events into larger concerns surrounding freedom of the press and some inventive government conspiracies.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Quantum Metric said its VoC solution automatically surfaces sentiment, issues and trends across feedback, then ties it to prior sessions.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of ties
Verb
  • Federal agents were waiting on the tarmac to greet them, handcuffs at the ready.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The state government already handcuffs local municipalities with preemption laws.
    — Oliver Adams Larkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of handcuffs
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“Pinions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinions. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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