as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person
people freed from bondage
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Recent Examples of bondage
Gorsuch calls out 'bondage' in children’s LGBTQ storybook 3.
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FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Lawler: Long before Lord Dunmore promised emancipation to those enslaved, those in bondage already were fleeing to British lines.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The court declared that this man was free and could not be held in bondage.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Reverend Back says Easter is the oldest of Christian celebrations, Jesus’s tradition of Passover, according to Hebrews — from bondage into freedom and for Christians — from death into life.
—Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Lawler: Long before Lord Dunmore promised emancipation to those enslaved, those in bondage already were fleeing to British lines.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The court declared that this man was free and could not be held in bondage.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Reverend Back says Easter is the oldest of Christian celebrations, Jesus’s tradition of Passover, according to Hebrews — from bondage into freedom and for Christians — from death into life.
—Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bondage
slavery
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Naperville’s fourth annual Juneteenth celebration, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, will be held Saturday at Rotary Hill Park.—
Annie Alleman,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas Location: Multiple in Plaza Midwood When: June 12-15 The annual Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas celebrates the end of slavery with a lineup of events that includes a youth culture camp, drum circle and other entertainment, Gospel Fest and more.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2025
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“Bondage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bondage. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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