as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life
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However, La Jolla’s unique topography — bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and canyons to the east — doesn’t leave a lot ways in or out, and several involve taking the often-congested Torrey Pines Road.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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That district mostly lies east of Calumet Road and is bounded to the north by Indian Boundary Road and the Indiana Toll Road to the south.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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It’s tied for the Heat’s longest road trip of the season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2025
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But the Vikings are just as formidable — top 10 in points for and against and tied for the most takeaways in football.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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That shows us that they're really both chained up by the practicalities of their circumstances at the moment.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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Some were also put in four-point restraints, where every limb was chained to a concrete slab.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Enchained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchained. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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