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adjective

Definition of enslavednext
as in indentured

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enslaved

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verb

past tense of enslave
as in defeated
to take control of and assert authority over
—usually used as (be) enslaved Her ancestors were enslaved during the war.

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Recent Examples of enslaved
Adjective
Bader-King pointed out that both homes were built by enslaved people and both patriarchs were enslavers. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025 The idea of this new Department of Education was that while the South had freed enslaved people, only education could complete their liberation. — Richard Stengel, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
Now forgotten, the National Ex-Slave Mutual Relief, Bounty, and Pension Association argued in the 1890s for pensions as a form of reparations for the formerly enslaved. — Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024 The museum also has information gleaned from excavations and research on some of the people who were enslaved by the Jackson family. — Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for enslaved
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enslaved
  1. indentured
  2. reduced
  3. bound
  4. confined
  5. captive
  6. whipped
  7. incarcerated
  8. thrashed
Adjective
  • Both the levelers among the founders and their critics agreed on where the wealth necessary for the new nation would come from: the expropriation of Native Americans, as well as from slave and indentured labor.
    — Danielle Allen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
  • But most indentured people really weren’t given a choice.
    — Logan Jaffe, ProPublica, 19 June 2020
Definition of indentured
Verb
  • Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.
    — George Petras, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of reduced
Adjective
  • The cap should be flexible to reflect market needs rather than remain bound to an arbitrary limit set nearly two decades ago.
    — Sweta Khandelwal, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In 2004, a team of researchers found that the best any algorithm could do for the library sorting problem—in other words, the ultimate lower bound—was log n.
    — Steve Nadis, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2025
Definition of bound
Adjective
  • And a subway car is a confined space where there may be no easy way to escape danger.
    — James Barron, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The most conspicuous example is the open-air winter sculpture garden at the center of the residence, an intimate, confined courtyard that allows art and nature to coalesce.
    — Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of confined
Adjective
  • He has now been held captive for 526 days as of Saturday, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Per the warrant, the victim alleged to detectives that he had been held captive by Sullivan for 20 years, after being removed from school in fourth grade.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of captive
Verb
  • In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the final whistle, James ran onto the field and whipped a towel through the air.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipped
Adjective
  • Back in 2012, the two starred in The Paperboy, in which Efron’s wide-eyed character falls for an older woman (Kidman) who is in love with an incarcerated murderer.
    — Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
  • Investigators later said the driver was unaware of the scam call that Brock had received with threats and demands for money, citing an incarcerated relative.
    — Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Definition of incarcerated
Verb
  • Their goggles are already thrashed, and a solid pair of gogs like these Smith Squad Mags will be a major come-up for their winter kit.
    — Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The highest point spread of the NFL season came to fruition on Sunday as the Baltimore Ravens thrashed the New York Giants, 35-14, with Lamar Jackson throwing five touchdown passes to lead the way for the flock.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of thrashed

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