as in to bind
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
Joan of Arc was pinioned to a stake and burned as a heretic
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Recent Examples of pinion
Haas thus theorized that the victim had been pinioned by both heels to the front of the upright beam either with their legs splayed open, frog-like, or with their knees bent and turned to one side.
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Fredrick Kunkle, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2023
There is only one substantial object in the show, a set of wooden stocks for pinioning the legs of multiple enslaved people.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
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Fredrick Kunkle, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2023
There is only one substantial object in the show, a set of wooden stocks for pinioning the legs of multiple enslaved people.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinion
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There was no use getting on a plane bound for Boston and flying across the United States in the wee hours of the morning, only to arrive weary-eyed.Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law on Sunday, the biggest change to the Social Security Act in decades—and one that's bound to benefit millions of retirees across the nation.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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While job openings aren't directly tied to the unemployment rate, an increase in open roles is a promising sign for the U.S. labor market and economy as a whole.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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But only $3 million of that was in salary, plus another $10.7 million reported as a cash incentive tied to the company’s performance.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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The cast were chained to pillars in the auditorium.Olivia Marks, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
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One senior dog is still recovering after his rescue in Asbury Park, N.J., where he was left chained outside in freezing temperatures.Rachel McRady, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Not just a solid body, a port in a storm, but a high-level performer, able to shackle Mohamed Salah without needing to break sweat.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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One interesting aspect of Thornton’s character is discovered in the first scene of the first episode, when Norris is being held hostage in a shed in the middle of nowhere, shackled to a chair with a hood over his face.Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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Every Indian restaurant is doing butter chicken now, and Marigold’s is very carefully rendered so that the meat is tender and very juicy and the creamy onion-tomato sauce lashed with fenugreek ($22) is absorbed with the cooking process.John Mariani, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Their late father was killed for lashing out against the government, and Gustavo doesn’t share Paco’s willingness to follow in dad’s footsteps.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
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Our vote, secret and simple, not fettered by any AI or the eyes of an authoritarian who threatens those who disagree with him, ensures that our union endures.John D. Witiak, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024
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Ruskin felt insulted and legally fettered by the verdict.Adrian Dannatt, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
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“Pinion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinion. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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