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as in slave
a person who is considered the property of another person
I'm not your thrall, so you'll have to pick up after yourself
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as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person
a people who still bear the scars of having been in thrall for so many years
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Recent Examples of thrall
Living in Jack's shadow is timid Simon (Ike Talburt) who is easily bullied, unable to resist Jack's thrall and authority.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Of course, most of the humans living in thrall to the Matrix, both in the Wachowskis’ original film and its sequels, do not have that choice.
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Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
The 1991 adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s novel follows a bunch of working class Irish heroes in somewhat-unlikely-thrall to Otis Redding.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
Some here are under the thrall of a pastor, who has convinced one particular couple, whose relationship already is fraught, that their 12-year-old son (Archer Geye) is capable of assuming a transcendental identity, so to speak.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Of course, most of the humans living in thrall to the Matrix, both in the Wachowskis’ original film and its sequels, do not have that choice.
—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
The 1991 adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s novel follows a bunch of working class Irish heroes in somewhat-unlikely-thrall to Otis Redding.
—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
Some here are under the thrall of a pastor, who has convinced one particular couple, whose relationship already is fraught, that their 12-year-old son (Archer Geye) is capable of assuming a transcendental identity, so to speak.
—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrall
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Cohen also invited Tom DeWolf, whose family was once the largest slave-trader in the United States, to join him.
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What is known for sure is that shortly after the wall’s demolition, the intersection of Wall Street and Pearl Street served as New York City’s slave market from 1711 to 1762.
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Supporters of reparations argue the effects of slavery continue to be felt across Africa and the Caribbean generations later.
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Juneteenth, which is the newest federal holiday, marks the official end of slavery in the United States when Union troops arrived in Texas to announce that the last enslaved people were finally free.
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“Thrall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrall. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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