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confinements

  • plural
    of confinement.
    confinement
    noun
    the act of confining.

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Armani took away the restrictions and confinements of stiffer styles that went before him - making men feel sophisticated and women empowered in the workplace.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025

And Rikers is not a normal jail — a place of brief confinements pending trials and sentencings.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023

"We have just had two years of pandemic with confinements which put our activity to a halt ... now tourists are returning and new booksellers are settling in."

From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2022

After reviewing videos and interviewing workers and youths, board staff found that most of the confinements did violate regulations, Ganter said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2021

In return for your four confinements and all your labour in the fields, what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall?

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell