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Collocations for confines - noun

ADJ.

close, cramped, limited, narrow, strict
issues that go beyond the limited confines of the book within the strict confines of the law
immediate | comfortable, comfy, safe

VERB + CONFINES

leave
It took him some effort to leave the comfy confines of his armchair.

PREP.

beyond/outside the ~ of
She wanted to experience things outside the close confines of family life.
in/within the ~ of
He spent three years within the narrow confines of the prison.

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