1
as in binding
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
chaining up the dog in the backyard
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as in connecting
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
the prosecutor meticulously and brilliantly chained all the evidence together in his closing argument
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Recent Examples of chaining
Men are often the ones in those ICE facilities who are shackling and chaining detainees.
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Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2026
Nobody was depriving you of food or water, or chaining you up.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
One writer, Tiffany Ng, chronicled her experience chaining her phone to the wall for a week.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
Loomer settled for chaining herself to the company’s New York office.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Zeus ultimately punishes Prometheus by chaining him to a rock and sending an eagle to eat his liver every day.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The sight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents handcuffing and chaining the wrists, waists and ankles of skilled technicians shocked South Koreans.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Despite the fact that not all of its facilities were complete, Natcast had plans to proceed with research by chaining together existing infrastructure around the country.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
These systems are built with high security standards such as digital signatures, transaction chaining and sequential numbering, all aimed at making sales data immutable and resistant to manipulation.
—Darko Pavic, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2026
Nobody was depriving you of food or water, or chaining you up.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
One writer, Tiffany Ng, chronicled her experience chaining her phone to the wall for a week.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2025
Loomer settled for chaining herself to the company’s New York office.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Zeus ultimately punishes Prometheus by chaining him to a rock and sending an eagle to eat his liver every day.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The sight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents handcuffing and chaining the wrists, waists and ankles of skilled technicians shocked South Koreans.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Despite the fact that not all of its facilities were complete, Natcast had plans to proceed with research by chaining together existing infrastructure around the country.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
These systems are built with high security standards such as digital signatures, transaction chaining and sequential numbering, all aimed at making sales data immutable and resistant to manipulation.
—Darko Pavic, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaining
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Iranian officials in recent years had also been increasingly threatening that the Islamic Republic could seek the bomb, even while its diplomats have pointed to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s preachings as a binding fatwa, or religious edict, that Iran wouldn’t build one.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Iranian officials in recent years had also been increasingly threatening that the Islamic Republic could seek the bomb, even while its diplomats have pointed to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s statments as a binding fatwa, or religious edict, that Iran wouldn’t build one.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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The program will focus on career exploration and work-based learning for students across three school districts, connecting classrooms with local employers.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Very social by nature, Marie enjoys connecting with others and forms strong bonds with both peers and adults when a genuine connection is made.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Duah’s game-tying goal revved up the crowd and began a four-goal surge against Pumas UNAM of Mexico City.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Guard Luke Kennard, in just his third game with the team, scored 14 points in 28 minutes, tying Timme for the team lead.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
11 Feb. 2026
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Try coupling the seasonal shades with a glossy nude foundation for a refined effect.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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Each season, a group of singles stay in a villa with the goal of coupling up or risk banishment.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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The officer around the man's neck then moves his hands to assist the other two officers in handcuffing the man, and replaces his hands with his knee on the man's head and neck.—
Hayley Walker,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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Video from Ford Fischer with News2Share showed agents roughly handcuffing the man with his face on the pavement, and carrying him away as people in the area yelled, honked and blew whistles.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
12 Jan. 2026
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But its function is political, linking that criminal activity to the aims and methods of political terror.—
Evandro Cruz Silva,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
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How CoQ10 Could Support Blood Sugar Support Again, there’s no solid evidence linking CoQ10 to meaningful blood sugar support.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
10 Feb. 2026
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Romance feels confining as Venus clashes with Uranus today.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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The requirement to add wheels adds costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, often confining them to mobile home parks under local zoning rules.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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More broadly, this work highlights a promising pathway for integrating solar energy directly into electrochemical energy storage, potentially bridging the gap between renewable energy harvesting and efficient energy utilization, according to researchers.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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By integrating supplier data and focusing on high-impact variables such as product weight, organizations can achieve significant improvements in emissions accuracy, according to the Higg Index’s exclusive licensee.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Chaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaining. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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