in thrall
idiom
literary
: in a state of being controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something
He was completely in thrall to her.
He was completely in her thrall.
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But video games in a sense where the viewer instead has no control, entirely in thrall to Korine’s anti-audience vision.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Democrats, ever in thrall to their activist far-left flank, are stuck defending policies with rhetoric that most voters correctly identify as both dangerous and absurd.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
Zero shots in the first half did not enchant a Villa Park crowd that is normally in thrall to this Emery vintage.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
After all, the party previously known as the GOP is in thrall to the man.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Democrats, ever in thrall to their activist far-left flank, are stuck defending policies with rhetoric that most voters correctly identify as both dangerous and absurd.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
Zero shots in the first half did not enchant a Villa Park crowd that is normally in thrall to this Emery vintage.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
After all, the party previously known as the GOP is in thrall to the man.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
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“In thrall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20thrall. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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