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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
Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
For enslaved people, the Revolution was a fierce campaign to stage the largest exodus out of bondage since biblical times.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Brooke Greenberg, Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2026
In the early 20th century, European rubber barons enslaved Indigenous people to harvest the valuable gum.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
For more than 100 years, enslaved people lived and labored in the colonies, but after the Revolutionary War, northern states eventually abolished most forms of enslavement by the early 1800s, led by Vermont in 1777.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
For enslaved people, the Revolution was a fierce campaign to stage the largest exodus out of bondage since biblical times.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
John Savage enslaved two girls, both Black, ages 12 and 16.
—Brooke Greenberg, Arkansas Online, 18 Jan. 2026
In the early 20th century, European rubber barons enslaved Indigenous people to harvest the valuable gum.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 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 Houston Texans defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-6 in the final game of the wild card round of the playoffs on Monday in what might be the end of the Aaron Rodgers era in the NFL.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Panthers were defeated by the Los Angeles Rams, 34-31, on Saturday in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs.—
Mike Kaye
January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
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In all, the fees were reduced by about $620,000 through automatic waivers and other savings, said Andrea Osgood, Eden Housing’s chief of real estate development.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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This population has been reduced by vehicle strikes and by animals sustaining rodenticide poisoning over the past decades.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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One is 36 and on the backside of his career but proud of the fact that he’s never missed the playoffs – which the 6-20 Clippers seemed bound to do.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
18 Dec. 2025
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These objects have hyperbolic orbits, as opposed to the bound circular or elliptical orbits of everything native to the solar system.—
Darryl Seligman,
Space.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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The grief and guilt annihilated our worth.—
Jennifer W. Tsai,
STAT,
18 Jan. 2026
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Her anger stems from a catastrophic event that annihilated the clan's homeland.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Not forcing her to go means hurting the other girl, forcing her to go means teaching your daughter that her own comfort should be subjugated to make someone else happy.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Spanish subjugated and enslaved the indigenous population of the Canaries—the Guanches—exporting some of them to Madeira or Europe, while others were forced to labor on Canarian sugar plantations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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New York State now has six months to develop a plan to comply with a recent class action settlement addressing the lack of adequate mental health services for confined youth.—
Gladys Carrión,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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In a confined world of discipline, a girl’s quiet longing unfolds through a box of chocolate, where desire and control begin to dissolve.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Enslaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enslaved. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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