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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Removing such an important network from any team is bound to cause disruption to the team’s identity.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Jubilee runs through early January 2026, so, if you are bound for Rome, book everything as far in advance as possible.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Makhachev's 15 wins in a row is also one away from tying the 16-fight win streak that was set by Anderson Silva.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Jrue Holiday committed a costly late-game turnover and fouled Trae Young with the Celtics up two, allowing the Hawks star to tie the game with free throws.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 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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Trump himself has lashed out at Newsom a number of times over the issue and has ignored a request from the governor to visit the area.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Spencer is appropriately freaked out and lashing out at just about everyone, though Bobby does offer him a potential suspect in Rafael Campos, the head of the Los Tigres cartel who is currently in prison thanks in part to Captain Spencer and Judge Powell.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2025
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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 22 Jan. 2025.
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