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 order affects the area bounded by Balboa to the east, Tampa to the west, Sesnon to the south, and Sunshine Canyon Road to the north.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025 -
Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for an area bounded by Laurel Canyon Boulevard on the west, Mulholland Drive on the north, the 101 Freeway on the east and Hollywood Boulevard on the south.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2025
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After the first quarter ended with the score tied at 22, the Jazz dominated the Heat 40-19 in the second quarter to enter halftime with a 21-point lead.—
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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Late in the game, #63 of the Baltimore Colts threw a great block that impeded two of the Giants defenders to spring Alan Ameche (#35) for a long gain.—
Drew Carberry,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Dec. 2024
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In addition to extreme weather conditions, the cast and crew had to contend with various Hollywood strike shutdowns that impeded filming.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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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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Then they were cuffed at the wrists and ankles and chained at the waist, and made to kneel on the cement floor facing the wall while officers beat them with their fists and shields.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2024
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But there are still 5,000 seats that have obstructed views.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
28 Dec. 2024
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Such large-scale research has been difficult, particularly during the most deadly waves of the pandemic when clinic restrictions and medical emergencies obstructed consistent testing.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Shackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shackled. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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