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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Miller opened the dog crate, and with some coaxing, C31F stepped out and bounded down the hill out of the yard and to the safety of the railroad.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026 -
Howe Park is a 38-acre community park in Sacramento County’s Arden Arcade neighborhood, next to Howe Avenue Elementary School, and bounded by Howe Avenue, Cottage Way and Bell Street.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The 9-17 start is also tied for the 12th worst start through this point in franchise history.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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The swinging bunt tied the game at 1-1.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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At times, the children were chained to their beds or put in cages for breaking house rules.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Across the street, cars are parked bumper-to-bumper, and a sleek bicycle is chained to the streetlamp on the sidewalk in front of the red brick townhouse that’s been there since 1902.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Enchained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchained. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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