enchainments

plural of enchainment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchainments
Noun
  • The restrictions emerged just days after Trump admonished Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the press, calling on the leader to step down and hold wartime elections.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Officials say the deployment targets trafficking and cartel activity, but critics note crossings fell after asylum restrictions and much drug smuggling occurs through ports of entry.
    — ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Severe injuries can occur because of the forces experienced during a ride, collisions, problems with restraints or other mechanical and operational incidents.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Summer Bates, who was at the Georgia park with her husband and three children and saw Kariem fall, told the AP previously that her older two children kept trying to push their restraints down tighter while on the ride.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Both have built much of their appeal on opposition to the political establishment, the promise to wish away budget constraints, and deep hostility toward the European Union.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The International Energy Agency has warned that constraints on the diesel market will likely keep prices elevated into the next year.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The latest move by Taipei — a central node in global semiconductor manufacturing — is a significant step in curtailing black market sales to Chinese companies seeking to bypass US curbs.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Even the yellow markings along British curbs had to disappear.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Practical reasons also are common hindrances to leaving, one of which paradoxically concerns safety.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Some episodes feature mystery box twists containing advantages and hindrances that throw the competition into chaos.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • The motif appears in necklaces with interlocking links, substantial bracelets, earrings, and rings, each playing with the shape's elegant proportions.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Bee bracelets are equipped with artificial intelligence and microphones that can record, transcribe and analyze conversations.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Throughout these pages, Hutchinson expresses a deep love of prose, of its grand possibilities and subtle confinements.
    — Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Part of the Measure J mandate passed by voters in 2020 is to reduce incarcerations by adding more interdictions by substance abuse and mental health counselors, when there’s no weapon involved or violent threat.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • One 2025 study found that these waivers may be tied to fewer hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and incarcerations among adults with serious mental illness.
    — Helen Santoro, Denver Post, 29 June 2026
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“Enchainments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchainments. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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