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as in servant
a person who is considered the property of another person
many American slaves reached freedom in the North through the network known as the Underground Railroad
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as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
unappreciated office slaves who perform the necessary but tedious task of filing paperwork
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as in to labor
to devote serious and sustained effort
slaving over a hot stove
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Recent Examples of slave
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 July 2025
Through a blend of interviews, essays, and archival collage, Power follows the history of policing in America, from slave patrols of the 1700s all the way to the present day, putting the change in attitudes into proper context while also asking questions meant to demand change.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
Charcoal portraits depict six of the enslaved Africans who were aboard the Amistad, the 19th-century slaving schooner that became the center of a landmark Supreme Court case.
—Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
No longer a slave, Ashur has clawed his way to power, owning the same ludus that once owned him.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 July 2025
Through a blend of interviews, essays, and archival collage, Power follows the history of policing in America, from slave patrols of the 1700s all the way to the present day, putting the change in attitudes into proper context while also asking questions meant to demand change.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
For the Outies to live their lives without a second thought to that other person slaving away underground?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
Charcoal portraits depict six of the enslaved Africans who were aboard the Amistad, the 19th-century slaving schooner that became the center of a landmark Supreme Court case.
—Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slave
Noun
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Well, Agnes is aware that Mrs. Winterton used to be a servant.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Stories of haughty people scheming and plucky servants improving alarm clocks attract smaller audiences than, say, trench warfare.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
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However, in contrast to the vision of free yeoman workers, historians have found that most laborers who arrived on the first ships were either indentured to individual masters or bound by some other kind of contract that limited their freedom.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Aug. 2025
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This was a very common patriotic project for volunteer laborers in late‑war Japan—especially among those either too old or too young to perform more demanding and exacting full‑time war plant work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In this way, AI allows PR folks to compare and contrast strategies quickly rather than laboring over a single version.—
Daniel Lotzof,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In the years since Trump pulled off his shocking upset victory over Hillary Clinton, the Democrats have been laboring under a series of myths about themselves and Trump that have compelled them to continue digging their own graves.—
Isaac Schorr,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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That Friday morning, his family, a lawyer and a bail bondsman all gathered in the courthouse for an unsuccessful attempt to have his bond lowered.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Because the sheriff’s office only accepts bail in person, with cash or a cashier’s check — and because local bondsmen will not serve migrants — many migrants have been forced to make similar payments to a cottage industry of informal couriers.—
Jack Herrera Jack Herrera,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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After a mid-July fire broke out at the Franklin Walmart, shutting down the store, workers are thanking first responders with new grills and food.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Through Donald Trump's AI Action Plan, the president has similarly emphasized speed, pushing for federal workers to adopt AI as quickly as possible.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Uncertainty on the river creates a planning 'nightmare' The seven states that use the Colorado River are struggling to reach a new agreement restricting their consumption as the river continues shrinking.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Mayor Adams called on Albany lawmakers Thursday to grant New York City powers to forcibly hospitalize people struggling with drug addiction — a proposal that was quickly met with intense pushback from civil rights and homeless advocates.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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At the same time, the agency strives to keep goods flowing smoothly at the points of entry.—
Adam Stone,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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The series has never strived to be anything more than opulent fluff, but it still gets consistently pilloried for its lack of realism.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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In many jurisdictions, the appeal of collecting is further enhanced through tax advantage, with sales exempt from capital gains thanks to wine’s classification as a wasting chattel.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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There is no question, the enslaved workers at the Nottoway Plantation during the antebellum era were human chattel.—
Maurice Carlos Ruffin,
Time,
21 May 2025
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“Slave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slave. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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