enslave

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Recent Examples of enslave The term is a reference to a promise made to formerly enslaved Black Americans that was revoked after the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln's assassination, according to NPR. Daniela Avila, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025 Millions of Native people were enslaved in the Americas. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 If the Lyles family’s experiences mirrored those of others captured by Rebel raiders, they were probably sold first in the Shenandoah Valley, possibly to a Virginian claiming to have once enslaved them. Robert Colby, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025 Mahler-Werfel was described as an incorrigible antisemite who enslaved Jewish men and drove them to early graves. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enslave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enslave
Verb
  • With all of this being said, Teyana annihilated the other looks that were at the Vanity Fair Oscar party.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
  • If not for Hunt, we’d have been annihilated on the glass.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The venue renovations have significantly increased hospitality and premium offerings with new pubs, clubs, restaurants and seating, while reducing the number of suites from 70 to 40.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Or has your life together reduced him to, as in your letter, a list of maddening attributes?
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This Netflix documentary follows three young Brooklyn sisters who join a community track team and, through their dedication to running (and with the support of their team), strive to overcome homelessness, family trauma, and financial struggles.
    Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
  • This new computing paradigm excels in real-time optimization and predictive modeling, offering unprecedented opportunities to overcome pressing public-sector challenges.
    Yuval Boger, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In the bantamweight main event, Song Yadong defeated former two-division champion Henry Cejudo via technical decision after an eye poke left Cejudo unable to continue.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The Cardinals defeated the Washington Nationals in Tuesday's exhibition in Palm Beach, Florida.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Those who get to the AI pot of gold first will then become geo-political superpowers; we will be subjugated to their whims.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
  • This despite the fact that Russia has invaded and brutalized a neighbor — committing mass murder, mass torture, mass rape, mass kidnapping — in an effort to subjugate the nation.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Aretha started singing some deep gospel licks that — especially when heard up close — were powerful and dramatic.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The video was followed by a black-and-white photo of Hobbs licking the Moana star's face and a clip of him playfully biting his hand.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The robber smashes various display cases and loads jewelry into his backpack before running back to the car.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Two Riverside officers have been charged after one smashed a resident’s skateboard in a viral video.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Add the egg whites: In the clean bowl of the electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form, 4-5 minutes.
    Peter Burke, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The wind up here had whipped the snow into a sharp rib that came to a point on Denali’s Archdeacon’s Tower.
    Cassidy Randall, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Enslave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enslave. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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