as in bound
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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Within moments, the rangy 29-year-old actor Harris Dickinson bounds down an exterior staircase and shakes my hand.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Then, as if that were not enough excitement for any hunter at one time, a big mule-deer buck broke out of the thicket and bounded away to my left, straight for Sally.—
Robert Merchant,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 2025
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Christie finished the game with 12 points, two rebounds and three assists and was the team’s second leading scorer and tied for the lead in Plus/Minus.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rozeboom, the former Ram who tied his season high with nine tackles, benefited from a switch in responsibilities among the linebackers.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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“Enchained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchained. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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