- present tense form of confine (3rd person singular).
confines
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Even with “Digger,” Cruise’s most ambitious project in years, he confines himself to a loud, obnoxious character destined to be written about as a “big swing.”
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
I’m not advocating for speeding, but you’re not bound by the confines of traffic, where you have a stoplight at every block.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
All over the country, this was the week that panic about the existential threat of AI appeared to leap from the confines of internet debates and Silicon Valley circles and spread across mainstream America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
And the current, fake versions available may not resemble what's being developed in the safe confines of the laboratory.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
I had no idea what most women did outside the confines of Miss Preston's.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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