enchainments

noun

Definition of enchainmentsnext
plural of enchainment
as in restrictions

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  1. restrictions
  2. restraints
  3. constraints
  4. bracelets
  5. incarcerations
  6. cuffs
Noun
  • With many families managing dietary restrictions, this recall highlights the importance of double-checking ingredient lists—even for simple staples.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Amazon restrictions can be another big hurdle for some sellers.
    Tom Wicky, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of restrictions
Noun
  • The Statesman also discovered that although a 2017 Texas law requires new school buses to have seat belts, many older buses — like the 2011 model involved in the Hays crash — remain without restraints.
    Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Reality intrudes — in the form of external crises, financial restraints, political roadblocks, and subsequent elections that demonstrate that your ideology isn’t popular when put into practice.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • Critics, however, question whether any substantial shipbuilding increase is feasible given budgetary constraints.
    Micah McCartney, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Their work spans geometry, kinematics, and dynamics of robotic systems under constraints, using predictive models and optimal control principles to enhance robotic movement.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of constraints
Noun
  • Charles and Craig wear metal bracelets with Brian's badge number.
    Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But also, some of the bracelets people gave me were really inappropriate.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of bracelets
Noun
  • The Kremlin consistently denies the existence of political prisoners in Russia, claiming all incarcerations are based on legal violations, despite human rights organizations indicating otherwise.
    Anna Chernova, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The Body Politic uplifts Baltimore’s relative success in decreasing the city’s homicide and violent crime rate while not increasing incarcerations or the rate of citizen-police interactions.
    Richard Fowler, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of incarcerations
Noun
  • Dev rolled down the cuffs of his shirt to keep warm.
    Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The crewneck has side slits and contrast ribbing along the cuffs and hemline.
    Emily Weaver, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of cuffs
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