PINIONING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

pinioning

verb

present participle of pinion

as in binding

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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Mechanism of action Buprenorphine produces its main therapeutic and physiological effects by binding to mu (μ) opioid receptors.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
The Ninth Circuit is now binding legal precedent for federal judges in California, Arizona and six other states that have pushed for more regulation.

— Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

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On the other side of the car, another ICE agent was restraining Salgado against the ground, handcuffing him.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
The month prior, Ariana Grande demanded that the administration stop using her music in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement TikTok video depicting federal agents arresting and handcuffing people.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026

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Frustrated with the confining nature of Japanese society, Kusama left for New York in 1957.

— Kaori Kaneko, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
With Rear Window, Hitchcock and his collaborators miraculously craft an exhilarating, satisfying mystery-thriller while confining the protagonist to a single location.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

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Birds visiting the feeder can get the goo on their wings, hampering their ability to fly and possibly leading to their untimely deaths.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Rescuers will use an extrication device and a helicopter, Fathur said, adding that there were no reports of people missing and no challenges hampering the search.

— Reuters, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hampering

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Odysseus ended up lashing himself to the mast and ordering his crew to plug their ears with wax.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Vinicius Jr started each of Brazil’s five matches at the World Cup and played a starring role in the group stage, lashing in an excellent goal against Morocco, scoring and assisting against Haiti, and adding a brace against Scotland.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

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