The dawn surprised the travelers in the confines of the desert steppe.
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Confines
//ˈkɑnfaɪnz//
Synonyms for "confines" (90 found)
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French
1 entries- confins noun (borders or limits of an area)
Sample sentences
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Those indignant winds grumble with a loud murmuring around the confines of the mountain; Aeolus sits in his high citadel, holding his scepter, and he soothes their spirits and tempers their rages: if he did not do this, they would surely snatch away seas and lands and the deep heaven itself, and sweep them off through the windy sky.
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Even a sophist who deceives without deceiving himself is not yet an impostor, as long as he confines himself to the authority of reason, even though he abuses it.
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As women around the world adapt to working remotely, many are finding it both liberating and challenging to dress from the confines of their homes.
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