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noun

Definition of remandsnext
plural of remand
as in restraints

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remands

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verb

present tense third-person singular of remand
as in detains

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  1. restraints
  2. incarcerations
  3. apprehensions
  4. commits
  5. seizures
  6. holds
  7. captures
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
  • 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
  • Border Patrol had fewer than 50,000 apprehensions at the southern border last month.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Most of those removals conducted by ICE came from initial apprehensions done by CBP officials.
    Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of apprehensions
Verb
  • Each therapy dog team commits to at least two to three two-hour shifts monthly, the airport notes.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Like, perhaps, directing ABC to a settlement that commits $15 million to the president-elect’s future presidential museum.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of commits
Noun
  • Lead poisoning, meanwhile, can be difficult to detect, but even small amounts can cause health problems in children, including developmental delays, learning difficulties and seizures.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Taking a dosage too high could result in seizures and hospitalization.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of seizures
Verb
  • Wavy is between straight and curly, holds hairstyles well, and has big curls and waves from roots to ends.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Kelly holds a political science degree from Wichita State University.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of holds
Verb
  • That is to say, Pinterest captures a wealth of data and culturally translates it into something more meaningful.
    Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The Chateaux Deer Valley Though snow fills the Christmas Week forecast around Park City, this Four-Star mountain getaway’s Lincoln Luxury Escape still captures our eye.
    Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of captures
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