as in to bind
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life
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In Ghana, there also remains frustration at the old FIFA rules which dictated that once a player had represented a country at youth level, he was bound to it forever.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026 -
But those thread-like mushroom filaments also bind soils together, which enhances soil structure, drainage, and moisture retention.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
16 June 2026
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With the duel tied at 88-88, the Aces called time-out with five seconds left.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
10 Dec. 2025
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While Riley was working his way up the Boise State depth chart, Jeanty has been trying to find success with a struggling Las Vegas Raiders team that is tied for the worst record and fewest points scored in the entire NFL.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Dec. 2025
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The powerful status of Ankara’s military was solidified during the Cold War as a way to keep communism and political Islam in check, but the force was largely confined to combating domestic troubles until Erdogan took power.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2026
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His legacy at this point is confined to the unfunded mandates of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and the equally unfunded obligations created by ignoring a statute of repose for child abuse claims, regrettably upheld by a bare majority on the Maryland Supreme Court.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2026
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“Enchain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchain. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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