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or trammelled
as in hampered
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or trammelled
1
as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
years after his death, she was still trammeled by inconsolable grief for her deceased husband
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2
as in hindered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
the new paperwork requirements will only trammel us and lower our productivity
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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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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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Now council members and city staff are searching for answers on how to move forward with building a police headquarters to replace one officers say is too cramped and outdated.—
Martin E. Comas,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Dec. 2024
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The bus was cramped and the roads were bumpy.—
Bridget Read,
Curbed,
18 Dec. 2024
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The individual, whose identity hasn’t been released, was quickly restrained by fellow passengers and later detained by state troopers.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Medium-full, this has restrained wood notes along with great mouthfeel, as the wine hits every corner of the mouth.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Trammeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trammeled. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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