as in manacled
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as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house
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as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
shackled by poverty and ignorance
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The area is bounded by Interstate 30 to the north, Cherry Lane to the west, Camp Bowie West Boulevard to the south, and West Loop 820 to the west.—
Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
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Musk bounded down the steps of Air Force One behind Trump in Miami, carrying his 4-year-old son, X Æ A-Xii, on his shoulders.—
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He’s tied for the NFL lead with 17 touchdowns on quick passes and is fourth in yards with 1,664.—
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Williams tied a career high with four made 3-pointers, and Keon Johnson tied a career high with eight assists.—
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The provision was ratified in the late nineteen-eighties, but conservatives allied with the country’s agricultural lobby have long impeded its enforcement.—
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Poor governance and economic stewardship have impeded the region’s development and generated the grievances behind the Arab Spring.—
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All four women described being chained at the wrist, waist and chest and loaded onto a prison bus, where they were held, in one case, for six hours; in another, for 11 or 12 hours.—
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Her friends described seeing Jesperson on TV while watching the news, wearing an orange jumpsuit and chained up.—
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The status of the third remained unknown, but snow obstructed a full view of the nest.—
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Yoon apologized for his brief martial law decree, but later doubled down and defended the move, arguing the liberal party obstructed his political agenda.—
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“Shackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shackled. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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