- 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
So until a drone has entered the confines of a military base, military personnel alone can’t halt it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
And some drivers find the cooling top uncomfortable in the tight confines of the cockpit.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Officials don’t expect the fire to reach beyond the confines of the wilderness area of Yosemite National Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Here was her humanity externalized, and all her longing—for freedom, from disgust, from the confines of her metal cage.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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