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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The Republicans, in thrall to former and perhaps future president Donald Trump, have embraced his illiberal nationalism, his protectionist zeal and his anti-migrant nativism.
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Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
After all, if the conservative majority was truly in thrall to Trump, the election challenges in 2020 would have had a very different outcome.
—David French, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
But such a project, ultimately, is still in thrall to that original paradigm.
—Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
This elite is in thrall to the United States, not the European people.
—Brett L. Carter, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2023
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Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
After all, if the conservative majority was truly in thrall to Trump, the election challenges in 2020 would have had a very different outcome.
—David French, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
But such a project, ultimately, is still in thrall to that original paradigm.
—Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
This elite is in thrall to the United States, not the European people.
—Brett L. Carter, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2023
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“In thrall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20thrall. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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