1
as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
chaining up the dog in the backyard
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as in connected
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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as in caged
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Recent Examples of chained
Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
Her friends described seeing Jesperson on TV while watching the news, wearing an orange jumpsuit and chained up.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
In a shocking reveal, Adam is chained up in a secret basement as Kingpin cruelly watches over him.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
One by one, the passengers, chained from hands and feet, are pushed along into armored vehicles and buses, transported to an infamous high-security prison.
—Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
In particular, the ocean battle, with Kong chained to an aircraft carrier as Godzilla attacks from the depths, is a masterclass in tension, staging and environment-building rarely seen in modern blockbuster cinema.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
When our favorite 911 dispatcher (sorry, Josh) wakes up, she is chained up in a basement.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
He had been chained outside for so long, the heavy chain became embedded into his body.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Basic infrastructure is shored up by an immigrant underclass, and the elderly are chained to barges that disappear beneath the sea.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
All four women described being chained at the wrist, waist and chest and loaded onto a prison bus, where they were held, in one case, for six hours; in another, for 11 or 12 hours.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
Her friends described seeing Jesperson on TV while watching the news, wearing an orange jumpsuit and chained up.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
In a shocking reveal, Adam is chained up in a secret basement as Kingpin cruelly watches over him.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
One by one, the passengers, chained from hands and feet, are pushed along into armored vehicles and buses, transported to an infamous high-security prison.
—Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
In particular, the ocean battle, with Kong chained to an aircraft carrier as Godzilla attacks from the depths, is a masterclass in tension, staging and environment-building rarely seen in modern blockbuster cinema.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
When our favorite 911 dispatcher (sorry, Josh) wakes up, she is chained up in a basement.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
He had been chained outside for so long, the heavy chain became embedded into his body.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Basic infrastructure is shored up by an immigrant underclass, and the elderly are chained to barges that disappear beneath the sea.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chained
Verb
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This can include exploding upward with a vertical jump, bounding side to side, or swiftly changing directions.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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Thanks to his coveted slot, Young bounds up the charts in the United Kingdom, as such a coveted slot can lead to a huge uptick in consumption.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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As a Mexican and Jewish American woman from West Rogers Park, I am deeply connected to and proud of my roots.—
Jennifer Guzman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
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This startling statistic points to a growing health and environmental concern connected with the ubiquity of microplastics.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Jaguars are notably 3-9 in one-score games — tied for the most such losses in one season in the Super Bowl era, according to ESPN Stats and Information.—
Scott Phillips,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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Williams tied a career high with four made 3-pointers, and Keon Johnson tied a career high with eight assists.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The statement suggests that the patient’s liver enzymes were elevated, which often indicates damage to cells in the organ and is an issue that has been linked to some other obesity drugs.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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This can often indicate damage to liver cells, an issue that has been linked to other weight-loss drugs, according to CNBC.—
Kevin Ryan,
Quartz,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Riders are then propelled uphill through an identical side-by-side racecourse of enclosed and open tubes and 180-degree high-bank turns before hitting a final straightaway drop to the finish line pool below.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Their biggest move was opening the enclosed staircase leading to the roof garden, then covering it with terrazzo tile.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2024
Verb
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The most robust effort to date comes from Germany’s Deutsche Fußball Liga, with a mandatory environmental sustainability criteria being integrated into club licensing regulations for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 in 2022.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Wilmore and Williams were integrated with the Crew-9 mission in September under a plan NASA laid out months ago.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Chained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chained. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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