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as in tied
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
museum artifacts that serve as somber reminders of the days when slaves were fettered with irons
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as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
the belief that too many rules and restrictions fetter children's creativity
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fettered
Adjective
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To stand in the middle and view them in the round is to see how ruin and repair, falling and rising, are inexorably bound.—
Tara Anne Dalbow,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025 -
After all, once an asset owner has determined the maximum percentage that can be allocated to privates (the upper bound) and the amount of additional return needed (and thereby the lower bound), the focus can turn to implementation.—
Wellington Management Contributor,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
Verb
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But the Vikings are just as formidable — top 10 in points for and against and tied for the most takeaways in football.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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The Jaguars are notably 3-9 in one-score games — tied for the most such losses in one season in the Super Bowl era, according to ESPN Stats and Information.—
Scott Phillips,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The woman told officers that she’d been held captive for several years before escaping on May 8, according to a news release by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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During Israel’s Yom Kippur War, Arad was taken captive by Egypt and held for six weeks.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
14 May 2025
Verb
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The provision was ratified in the late nineteen-eighties, but conservatives allied with the country’s agricultural lobby have long impeded its enforcement.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Poor governance and economic stewardship have impeded the region’s development and generated the grievances behind the Arab Spring.—
Marwan Muasher,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The First African Baptist Church in Savannah — which was founded by enslaved people and is the oldest continually open black church in North America — has many unique features.—
Brienne Walsh,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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In 1860, 155 enslaved people were held at the property, according to National Park Service records.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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But Seroka has held a more subdued viewpoint about the impacts of the incoming imports on the L.A. port in recent interviews.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
21 May 2025
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The subdued environment largely persisted for the next two years, as higher interest rates and fears of a looming recession kept private companies on the sidelines.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
Verb
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The status of the third remained unknown, but snow obstructed a full view of the nest.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Yoon apologized for his brief martial law decree, but later doubled down and defended the move, arguing the liberal party obstructed his political agenda.—
Sophia Vento,
The Hill,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Fettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fettered. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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