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  • present tense form of confine (3rd person singular).

confines



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One of the greatest lessons of adulthood took place in the quiet confines of my apartment kitchen.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Drivers have complained in recent years that the cars were simply too big - too long and wide - to race effectively in the tight confines of the streets of Monaco.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Pairing compute and memory allows for unmatched speed for any memory-intensive task that doesn’t leave the confines of a single Wafer-Scale Engine.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The confines of a structure make your brain work in a different way: How do I get this idea across in a sonnet or a villanelle?

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

His heart swelled and stopped as though it met sudden confines.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck




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