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Synonyms & Antonyms for chain
Synonyms: Noun
catena, catenation, concatenation, consecution, nexus, progression, sequence, string, train
Synonyms: Verb
bind, enchain, enfetter, fetter, gyve, handcuff, manacle, pinion, shackle, trammel
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of chain in a Sentence
Noun
We'll need 25 feet of chain for the pulley. The new book chronicles the chain of events leading up to the crime. They own a chain of organic grocery stores. The hotel chain recently opened a new hotel in Hong Kong.Verb
She chained her bicycle to the post and went inside. chaining up the dog in the backyard
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
But San Antonio still felt it was still stuck in a barbecue time warp dominated by barbecue chains that hadn’t changed their menus in decades, and still haven’t. — San Antonio Express-News, "52 Weeks of BBQ: Naming the best of the best San Antonio barbecue," 30 Aug. 2019 At practice, he was seen wearing a custom shirt with a gold chain superimposed upon it. — Andrew Turner, Daily Pilot, "High School Football Preview: Jimmy Nolan looks to bring back belief at Costa Mesa," 29 Aug. 2019 Columbia’s preparations for dealing with those tariffs had roped in parts of its manufacturing, finance and legal divisions, along with supply chain managers, company officials said. — Alan Rappeport, New York Times, "How 4 Companies Struggle to Navigate Trump’s Trade Uncertainty," 29 Aug. 2019 It won’t be worn by players or officials, but expect to see it on chain crew members’ caps, and possibly on the field surface for the conference championship game. — Paul Lukas, SI.com, "Uni Watch College Football Preview 2019," 29 Aug. 2019 Foods also tested a meatless burger in Burger King in April before launching nationwide with the chain this month, though in a limited release. — Sarah Min, CBS News, "KFC to test Beyond Meat's plant-based chicken this week in Georgia store," 26 Aug. 2019 So instead of ending up with an email chain as long as a CVS receipt, leave it to Google to find some times perfect for everyone. — Patrick Lucas Austin, Time, "These 10 Google Calendar Tips Will Make You the Master of Your Schedule," 23 Aug. 2019 Beck Ventures, which owns another large section of the Valley View site, has teamed up with the Life Time fitness chain to build a high-rise residential building and office and retail space, including a Life Time gym. — Steve Brown, Dallas News, "Valley View gone: Teardown of Dallas shopping mall boosts nearby property owners," 23 Aug. 2019 Then a deal to merge with grocery chain Albertsons fell apart, prompting the announcement that Standley would step down and that the company would cut 400 corporate jobs. — Kristen Bellstrom, Fortune, "A New Female Fortune 500 CEO Meets the Glass Cliff: The Broadsheet," 13 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
According to one city official, more than 75% of dog bites in Detroit can be attributed to yard dogs or dogs kept chained outside 24 hours a day. — Kat Stafford, Detroit Free Press, "Chained and neglected: Detroit's dog problem persists despite child deaths," 28 Aug. 2019 The most dire scenarios are attacks that chain together multiple exploits that trigger the remote takeover of multiple devices. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "200 million devices—some mission-critical—vulnerable to remote takeover," 29 July 2019 That a dog might need to be fitted with a muzzle or chained to the floor under your seat both seem positively reasonable in comparison. — Wes Siler, Outside Online, "The Grim Effect Delta's ESA Lawsuit Will Have on Travel," 4 June 2019 But in July Blackjewel declared bankruptcy, chained its gates and sent home over 1,700 workers nationally, including 580 in Wyoming. — The Economist, "America’s coal capital knows it must rethink its future," 8 Aug. 2019 Their children range in age from two to 29 and officials say some of them were found chained to their beds. — CBS News, "Neighbors describe shock of learning 13 kids allegedly held captive by parents," 16 Jan. 2018 That would snarl the supply chains that carmakers depend on, disrupt production and erode profit margins that are already razor thin. — Charles Riley, CNN, "The UK auto industry is facing a slow death," 31 July 2019 The new plan posed chaining as a prevention measure that clears the forest of fuel that feeds wildfires. — Anchorage Daily News, "Trump officials say a new plan will protect Bears Ears. Others call it ‘salt in an open wound.’," 26 July 2019 Incredibly, the company that has near-monopoly control over the eyewear industry may be about to get bigger, this time swallowing the business that owns the For Eyes glasses chain with stores throughout Southern California. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: Could glasses possibly get more expensive? Yup. A pending deal makes it likely," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chain.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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