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also straightjacket
as in confinement
a jacket that has long arms which can be tied together behind someone's back and that is used to control the movement (as of a violent prisoner or patient)
The magician struggled to free his arms from the straitjacket and escape from the tank of water he was submerged in.
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Recent Examples of straitjacket
To be sure, in the past decade Democrats and Republicans have abandoned the fiscal straitjacket of the Nineties, drifting away from laissez-faire economics and toward more nationalist policies on trade, infrastructure, and immigration.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 25 Aug. 2024
Several contemplate vibrant futures for the L.A. River, tearing out concrete flood-control straitjackets along its banks and reviving the waterway with abundant plants and wildlife, as well as walking paths.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline and ask for help to escape the financial straitjacket your husband has you in.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
Directors Cheng Wei-hao and Yin Chen-hao revealed that Tai’s character introduction, featuring him in a straitjacket and muzzle, pays homage to Hannibal Lecter.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 25 Aug. 2024
Several contemplate vibrant futures for the L.A. River, tearing out concrete flood-control straitjackets along its banks and reviving the waterway with abundant plants and wildlife, as well as walking paths.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline and ask for help to escape the financial straitjacket your husband has you in.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
Directors Cheng Wei-hao and Yin Chen-hao revealed that Tai’s character introduction, featuring him in a straitjacket and muzzle, pays homage to Hannibal Lecter.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straitjacket
Noun
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The dean, Marilyn Flynn, was sentenced to 18 months of home confinement after pleading guilty to one count of bribery.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Navalny details the final years of his life spent in confinement, and implores the Russian people to resist Putin’s regime.Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Their cutbacks on spending forced a reckoning among restaurants, with fast-food brands like McDonald’s leaning into value menus and full-service chains like Red Lobster embarking on ambitious makeovers.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Taco Bell has been proactive in using social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram (META) to engage with users, and the Tex-Mex chain has even gone so far as to let customers vote through the Taco Bell app on which menu items should make a comeback.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Finding new customers cannot and must not be the only solution to solving customer churn—that can be a trap.Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Carpets are a home’s No.1 dirt trap and need thorough regular vacuuming.Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The zipper is also full-length, extending from the bottom of the foot box to the collar.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
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She's made a memorial of her food bowls, ashes, collar, paw print and a flower.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Straitjacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straitjacket. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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