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as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
chaining up the dog in the backyard
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to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
the prosecutor meticulously and brilliantly chained all the evidence together in his closing argument
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Recent Examples of chained
Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
This entire swap would have been a disaster of massive proportions had those two not remained chained together.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The main characters, who wake up chained to pipes, quickly realize amputating their own foot is the only means of escape.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
The giant ugly sea monster Cetus was closing in on a beach where Princess Andromeda was chained to a rock by her own parents, Cassiopeia and Cepheus, the king and queen of ancient Ethiopia.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Prikopil often made her clean half-naked and sometimes chained her to his bed at night.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
He was allegedly chained for much of that time and was released from them on his wedding anniversary, when he was finally allowed to shower.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
In the bowels of the Guinness compound, Rafferty has chained the three men named by others as having left the gates open for the Brotherhood.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Being chained to the baseline offensively has been a topic of disharmony for Watson in the past, though.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
The 2014 report, which included vivid descriptions of unresponsive prisoners after waterboarding and others chained from bars in stress positions for long periods of time, shocked many but did not move Cheney.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
This entire swap would have been a disaster of massive proportions had those two not remained chained together.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The main characters, who wake up chained to pipes, quickly realize amputating their own foot is the only means of escape.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
The giant ugly sea monster Cetus was closing in on a beach where Princess Andromeda was chained to a rock by her own parents, Cassiopeia and Cepheus, the king and queen of ancient Ethiopia.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Prikopil often made her clean half-naked and sometimes chained her to his bed at night.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
He was allegedly chained for much of that time and was released from them on his wedding anniversary, when he was finally allowed to shower.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
In the bowels of the Guinness compound, Rafferty has chained the three men named by others as having left the gates open for the Brotherhood.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Being chained to the baseline offensively has been a topic of disharmony for Watson in the past, though.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chained
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Margot Robbie chose a caged black Alaïa sandal at a Los Angeles photocall last month while Meagan Good has circled lace-up pairs from Jessica Rich and Alevì Milano in July.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
21 Sep. 2025
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It is bounded by Seventh Street to the east, Fourth Street to the west, Jefferson Street to the north, and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to the south.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Age of Imprisonment both controls and performs leaps and bounds better than its predecessors.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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The canal connected increasingly specialized regions in the early US, explains historian Roger Ransom.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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Coming off of a Game 4 performance in the NLCS which still has baseball fans marveling, Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani connected on a two-run home run in the next half inning to cut into the Jays’ big lead.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Trump’s decision to commute Santos’ sentence came after multiple friends and allies of the imprisoned ex-politician made appeals for his clemency, a senior White House official told NBC News on Friday evening.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Falcons looked to have tied the game up in the fourth quarter with less than five minutes to go on Drake London’s third touchdown catch of the game but Parker Romo missed the extra point.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Still, Colbert didn’t shy from validating those who tied the cancellation to political pressure.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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The exes, who briefly but intensely coupled up last year on season 6 of the Peacock hit, didn’t exactly end on the best terms.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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For instance, in experiments involving up to 15 of Willow’s qubits that coupled the new algorithm with simulations of molecules, the researchers could generate accurate, precise models of molecular structures, findings scheduled to appear 22 October in the ArXiv preprint server.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Olbrich Botanical Gardens consists of 16 outdoor gardens and an enclosed conservatory, open all year, filled with tropical plants.—
Peter Cameron,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Sprawling roof terraces include an eight-sided enclosed cupola, ideal as a home office or meditation retreat, and a four-sided open-air pavilion for dining or lounging.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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Mere weeks after the empire had collapsed, that word appeared on posters glued to the walls of public buildings and on banners strung from lampposts along the central avenues.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Take the train from Copenhagen in under three hours and wander Aarhus’s pretty streets strung with Christmas lights, ducking into boutiques and cafés before making your way to one of two Christmas markets.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Chained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chained. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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