PINION Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

pinion

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Definition of pinion

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 To be clear, there is no sense that Rondón and Ugás are defending the old guard or suggesting that a docile, starving population pinioned under the grip of a dictatorship is big-picture preferable to a rebellious insurgency. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025 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. — Fredrick Kunkle, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Apr. 2023

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Experts say the sharp increase in crashes shouldn’t immediately raise alarm — with more robotaxis on the road, they are bound to be involved in more incidents.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
The awards are presented in Stockholm, with the exception of the Peace Prize, which is handed out in Oslo, a tradition often linked to the union that bound Sweden and Norway during Nobel’s lifetime.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of bind

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Our favorite animals who became celebrities A scary incident on April 26, 1941, however, led the zoo to chain him to a wall inside the Pachyderm House for 29 years.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
The Democrats wrote in a summary of the allegations that immigrants sleep while restrained with handcuffs, leg irons and belly chains, and even elderly people have been chained for 16 hours a day.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of chain

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All of the deportees were shackled at the ankles and wrists while in the air.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
The whistleblower claims also allege that officers were told to shackle people around the clock at one point to address a lack of staffing.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of shackle

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San Diego lashed 30 of his 88 pitches for fouls, as Misiorowski’s command and velocity escaped him in the second inning.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
An intruder pressed a knife to Beatty's neck, wrapped her face in tape, lashed her to a bed and assaulted her for hours.

— Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of lash

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Perhaps capitalism can be appropriately fettered within the confines of a select few cities, inspiring a nonviolent, nationwide socialist revolution.

— Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
While some players were able to weather that storm – defenseman Joel Edmundson played all 82 games for the first time in a career often fettered by injuries – others paid a price.

— Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026

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