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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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2
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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as in bound
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Verb
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The Babycatcher made a slight movement, just a twitch, and the ugliest dog anyone ever saw came bounding up behind him.—
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Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025 -
As my guide Nicolas Jeanroy preps his truffle gear, which looks like a collection of garden tools, his canine partner, Taïga, bounds up.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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Pitching without discomfort from the thumb, back and neck issues that hampered him at various points during the regular season.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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While our study dating back to 1984 found that certain environmental contaminants induce T cells that suppress the immune system, further study on such cells was hampered by an inability in the field at large to isolate and characterize these cells.—
Mitzi Nagarkatti,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While studies in the early 2000s provided good insights into Indiana’s woodrat populations, the researchers concluded that a captive breeding program would help woodrat populations build better genetic diversity in the state.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, activists focused on the fate of Lolita, an orca whale held captive in a shallow pool for more than a half-century.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Putting further investment toward recycling, by 2030, Eastman intends to allocate 90 percent of its research and development spend tied to Naia textiles on innovations related to sustainability and circularity.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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Gadsden tied his career best with seven catches, including his first touchdown in the NFL.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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For years, technological, geographical and financial hurdles impeded wave and tide energy development.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The scandal has already impeded the effort to hold Israel accountable for the death toll in Gaza; the woman fears that anger at Israel might now lead members of the assembly to discount her story and, instead, side with Khan.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Like thousands of enslaved people, Harry Washington abandoned the plantation when the war began and fought for Great Britain.—
Peter Mendelsund,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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In Marx’s terms, enslaved workers actually represent variable capital in the production process.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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It’s hindered so many things for them.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hines is one of relatively few enrollees to have used the new Medicaid benefit, which weight loss doctors in the state say has been hindered by national drug shortages, the state’s prior authorization process for the drugs, and a lack of marketing.—
Phil Galewitz,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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Me, a beautiful and clever five-time Emmy-winning writer with a few Wednesday nights free, and The Golden Bachelor, a heartwarming and adorable exploration of women’s second acts with a male doofus at the center who has already embarrassed himself.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Fettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fettered. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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