as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person
people freed from bondage
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Recent Examples of bondage
Most of this sprawling show hinges on nearly 100 outfits showcased on mannequins arranged on a mock runway, the looks assembled by theme, from bondage to Baroque.
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Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
What the restaurant represents to its supporters (and those hesitant but curious) is a shift in public interest in, and acceptance of bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadomasochism (BDSM).
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Victoria M. Walker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 May 2026
Wheatley was born in West Africa before being kidnapped and enslaved, and wrote timeless, staggering lyrics of elegy and Biblical allusion while enduring the bondage of slavery.
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Time,
12 May 2026
There was even a Children’s Crusade in 1212 that turned out badly when some 30,000 children ended up dead or in bondage.
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Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
What the restaurant represents to its supporters (and those hesitant but curious) is a shift in public interest in, and acceptance of bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadomasochism (BDSM).
—
Victoria M. Walker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 May 2026
Wheatley was born in West Africa before being kidnapped and enslaved, and wrote timeless, staggering lyrics of elegy and Biblical allusion while enduring the bondage of slavery.
—
Time,
12 May 2026
There was even a Children’s Crusade in 1212 that turned out badly when some 30,000 children ended up dead or in bondage.
—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bondage
slavery
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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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“Bondage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bondage. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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