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as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
some wild animals take to confinement very poorly
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as in restriction
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries
the confinement of commercial development to one stretch of roadway is intended to help preserve the town's rural character
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Recent Examples of confinement
Peltier will now transition to home confinement, AP reported.
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
The movie is a metaphysical mystery, a sort of American gothic in which a warm and inviting old suburban house becomes the shivery site of a haunting, a confinement, and a menace.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
The bill, which went into effect in recent years, in part banned confinement of egg-laying hens (chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl) in certain areas with less than 1 square foot of usable floor space per hen.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Some of those actions don’t fall under the CRA, including Biden’s sweeping order to grant clemency to nearly 1,500 Americans released from prison and placed on home confinement during the pandemic.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
The movie is a metaphysical mystery, a sort of American gothic in which a warm and inviting old suburban house becomes the shivery site of a haunting, a confinement, and a menace.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
The bill, which went into effect in recent years, in part banned confinement of egg-laying hens (chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea fowl) in certain areas with less than 1 square foot of usable floor space per hen.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Some of those actions don’t fall under the CRA, including Biden’s sweeping order to grant clemency to nearly 1,500 Americans released from prison and placed on home confinement during the pandemic.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confinement
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Naama Levy, one of the four female IDF soldiers released from Hamas captivity on Saturday, is speaking out for the first time.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
28 Jan. 2025
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On their 477th — and last — day of captivity, the four young women, who had been captured in their pajamas, were paraded in soldiers' uniforms before standing on a stage at the head of the square.—
Willem Marx,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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His stance represents a stark contrast to the Biden administration's pause on LNG export approvals and restrictions on federal land drilling.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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And while big deferrals and signing bonuses are tools available for any team to use in contract negotiations — MLB’s collective bargaining agreement places no restrictions on either in contracts — there’s a reason the Dodgers have been uniquely positioned to capitalize upon it with such regularity.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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China's ongoing crackdown in Xinjiang has elicited condemnation from the U.S. and a number of its allies, which accuse the People's Republic of indiscriminately detaining Uyghurs in mass internment camps.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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The film also recounts how his father paved the way in making films about the Japanese internment camp experience.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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This is all down to memory-bandwidth limitations on the Nvidia cards, due to their 128-bit interface.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
25 Jan. 2025
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Panda problems and limitations In 1984, China began allowing its pandas to be hosted abroad in 10-year loan periods and required an annual fee ($1 million US dollars).—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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He was sentenced to seven days’ incarceration at a DUI education center, two years’ probation, a $350 fine and payment of court fees.—
Nardine Saad,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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After her two months of incarceration, Hemphill got out and immediately created a place on X Spaces, previously known as Twitter Spaces, for those involved in the Capitol riot.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Jan. 2025
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He has been sentenced him to eight years in prison alongside a series of physical punishments.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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He was also sentenced in May, to 27 months in prison.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confinement. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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