as in to bind
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life
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Post yourself up at hotels like The Carlyle or The Mark, and you’re bound to catch a glimpse of one of your favorite singers or actors.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
4 May 2025 -
The spacecraft was bound for Venus, but an issue with a timer cut an engine burn prematurely, which ultimately left the spacecraft stuck in Earth’s orbit.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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The Waters/Agassi partnership ground out rallies but the teenagers persevered and tied the match.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The doc examines Naomi Judd’s complicated bond with her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, that both tied them together and drove them apart.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
3 May 2025
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On Friday, the severe weather and flash flood threats will be confined to the south-central Plains.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
1 May 2025
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Across both issues, support is now confined mainly to Republicans who identify with the MAGA movement.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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“Enchain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchain. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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