enchainments

noun

plural of enchainment
as in restrictions

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  1. restrictions
  2. restraints
  3. constraints
  4. curbs
  5. hindrances
  6. bracelets
  7. confinements
  8. incarcerations
Noun
  • Her remarks come amid mounting allegations that military restrictions slowed aid deliveries and prevented civilians—and in some cases rescue crews—from getting to critical areas during the early phase of the emergency.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Connecticut The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) allows transgender student-athletes to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity without restrictions.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of restrictions
Noun
  • The ruling rejected a new set of economic rules, including restraints on free agency, that MLB unilaterally imposed during the players’ strike.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
  • Some of that sentiment reflects the fact that the president and those around him subvert the rule of law, decency, and democratic restraints.
    — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • The trick is to find workloads that fit within those constraints or can be cleanly split across many small nodes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
  • In a franchise system, innovation has to work for owners with real operating constraints.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of constraints
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Beijing widens Japan export curbs, targeting drone makers, nuclear firms and defense institutes.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • After weeks of testing, Fable 5 is no longer vulnerable to a bypassing method discovered by Amazon researchers that identified several software vulnerabilities and triggered the export curbs.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
Definition of curbs
Noun
  • Some episodes feature mystery box twists containing advantages and hindrances that throw the competition into chaos.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 May 2026
  • View gallery - 3 images One of the hindrances to large-scale solar adoption, especially in cities, is where to install the chunky panels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
Definition of hindrances
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  • This was most obvious during Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour, when brands capitalized on all things Taylor — friendship bracelets, themed drinks and even concert outfits.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Perhaps the finest demonstration of the craftsmanship is found in two articulated bracelets whose polished 18k gold scales remain perfectly smooth despite being set with diamonds or a combination of diamonds and pink sapphires.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of bracelets
Noun
  • Throughout these pages, Hutchinson expresses a deep love of prose, of its grand possibilities and subtle confinements.
    — Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of confinements
Noun
  • 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
  • Despite their felony convictions and impending incarcerations, both former Met police career criminals continue to collect their monthly kisses in the mail — $8,850 a month for Cederquist and $6,020 for Butner.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Definition of incarcerations
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“Enchainments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchainments. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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