1
as in enslavement
the state of being an enslaved person
a child born into slavery
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2
as in labor
very hard or unpleasant work
endured the slavery of working in the coal mines every day of his adult life
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Recent Examples of slavery
The legacy of slavery was an undertone — overtone, really — to Our Native Daughters’ lone album, so this first set naturally contained an unfair share of the most emotionally rife numbers of the night.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 21 June 2025
In 2008, the nation formally apologized for slavery.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Even Juneteenth did not mark the end of slavery in every state.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Naperville’s fourth annual Juneteenth celebration, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, will be held Saturday at Rotary Hill Park.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 21 June 2025
In 2008, the nation formally apologized for slavery.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
Even Juneteenth did not mark the end of slavery in every state.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Naperville’s fourth annual Juneteenth celebration, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, will be held Saturday at Rotary Hill Park.
—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slavery
Noun
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Despite a difficult development market and ongoing construction labor shortage, Boise developers are forging ahead to remake the city.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2025
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But its depiction of the site of the hotel as a liminal space of corruption and menace suggests that all tourist fantasies are based on the exploitation of others’ histories, lands, labors, and bodies.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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Violence was the means by which slaveholders were able to get fellow human beings to submit to servitude, and Texans were willing to use it liberally.—
David Wright Faladé,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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One viral fake news story, based on no evidence at all, said that Will Smith had sold one of his children into Combs’s servitude.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Fighting wildfires has long been a collective effort, with firefighting resources shared among states and even countries.—
Sarah Cutler
June 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 June 2025
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Barrett earlier had ruled against the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze foreign aide funding, drawing criticism from the right.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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After depositing their burdens, if not already in bondage, they often were sold into slavery.—
Anthony R. Cannella,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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Was Ginestra surprised at how readily Halsey took to the ideas for a bondage segment?—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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It's meant to be a place of administrative drudgery with zero action, and yet, led by the affectionately abrasive Jackson Lamb (Oldman), Slough House and its slow horses somehow get involved in some of the most important cases of the moment.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Its advertising promised an end to drudgery through food engineering.—
John Seabrook
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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Almost immediately, some enslaved people fled their captivity and established small communities in the interior, in a region that came to be called Palmares.—
Time,
Time,
17 June 2025
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The soldiers, 21-year-old Paek and 26-year-old Ri, remain in Ukrainian captivity.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
16 June 2025
Noun
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More than a decade of physical and mental toil has caught up with me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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The pictures, which were taken in twenty-six countries, cover an exotic range of human endeavors, including the production of perfume in Réunion, the quelling of the Kuwaiti oil fires, and, most famously, the toils of gold miners in Serra Pelada, Brazil.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
31 May 2025
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Column and barrel jeans are part of the collection as well as minimalist women’s shirts, like the Club Shirt with subtle western yoke details, and a denim work shirt.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
2 May 2025
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The steering wheel transforms into a flight yoke, and extra pedals appear for rudder control.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2025
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“Slavery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slavery. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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