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to take control of and assert authority over
—usually used as (be) enslaved
Her ancestors were enslaved during the war.
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Recent Examples of enslaved
Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
In addition to Brooks’s attack on Sumner, Quincy noted that a Tennessee minister had been forced to leave his church after denouncing the beating of an enslaved person, and a Virginia politician had been barred from returning home after attending a northern political convention.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
According to the National Park Service, the church was established in 1893 by African Americans on the island, some of whom were formerly enslaved.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The home was likely used as a safe house for enslaved people fleeing the South.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
In addition to Brooks’s attack on Sumner, Quincy noted that a Tennessee minister had been forced to leave his church after denouncing the beating of an enslaved person, and a Virginia politician had been barred from returning home after attending a northern political convention.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
Never mind the millions enslaved and murdered by imperialism.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
According to the National Park Service, the church was established in 1893 by African Americans on the island, some of whom were formerly enslaved.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enslaved
Adjective
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She was placed as an indentured servant with the Toppan family of Lowell and took their surname, per the Lowell Historical Society and the West End Museum.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Under Trump, Congress has behaved like an indentured servant rather than an independent agent.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 July 2025
Verb
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The women carried their burden with grace and defeated Notre Dame.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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Adam Sykora broke a scoreless tie early in the third period and Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Feb. 2026
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Foro Penal, which keeps tabs on imprisoned dissidents and regime opponents, estimates that nearly 400 detainees will not benefit, noting the law covers only a 13-year period of the 27 years of Chavismo.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ortiz's public defender attempted to have the woman's bail reduced, per Fox 11.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The crucial knowledge required to do this practice well cannot be reduced to rules that can be conveyed in a classroom.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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If your plant isn’t dormant at the time of repotting, take extra care with the roots, says Estrada, gently loosening any bound root balls when necessary.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Dodgers’ split-squad group that journeyed the 14 miles from Glendale (and ultimately lost to Texas, 7-6) was largely a skeleton crew of Triple-A bound prospects and wannabes.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And when matter and antimatter particles meet, they are mutually annihilated.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The latter was to be driven from the Persian Gulf, the former to be annihilated.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Americans have been skeptical of brown-skinned people since the days of the Alamo, always fearful Latinos are one step away from insurrection and thus must always be subjugated.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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It’s subjugated to a larger sense of what’s called the universal destination of all goods.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Thai authorities said that tigers in confined environments, and which are already affected by stress and inbreeding conditions, could be particularly vulnerable to the viral infection.—
Wasamon Audjarint,
Fortune,
25 Feb. 2026
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And some experts worry that as measles continues to appear in confined environments—such as, recently, an ICE facility in Texas—adequate infection-prevention measures will too frequently fall short.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Enslaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enslaved. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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