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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 fettered
Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
While some players were able to weather that storm – defenseman Joel Edmundson played all 82 games for the first time in a career often fettered by injuries – others paid a price.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fettered
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Years later, when tragedy strikes again and a mysterious inheritance surfaces, Ruth is forced to confront unsettling truths about the women who raised her and decide whether to redefine her future or remain bound to the past.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
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The bound paper booklets in which students hand-write their responses to test questions have surged in popularity during the AI explosion.—
Jamil Zaki,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Defending state high jump champion JJ Harel of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame tied nine others for the second-best mark (6-6) heading into the second day.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Cameron Brink tied her season high with 16 points (14 in the first half), and Dearica Hamby added 14 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals as the Sparks won for the fourth time in their past five games.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
30 May 2026
Verb
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But like Hulst, he was also hampered by injuries.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Clark is finally at full strength again after, hampered by a groin injury, played in only 13 games a year ago.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Names like Sednaya, and those of other sites run by the military and air force intelligence directorates, marked the boundaries of terror within which an entire society was held captive.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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The long shadow of the occupation Twenty-three years after George Bush and Tony Blair resolved that Iraqis were to be emancipated, the country remains captive to a masquerade of power.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
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Aid workers have also told CNN that the dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and US funding cuts carried out prior to the outbreak have impeded the response.—
Erikas Mwisi,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Across all categories, Reconomy found that while circularity is technically possible, the process is impeded by challenges in sorting, aggregation, data visibility and underdeveloped end markets.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Martha Custis, at age 26, became a very wealthy widow with two young children, a 17,500-acre plantation to manage, and responsible for almost 300 enslaved people.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Djimon Hounsou played Maximus’ right-hand man and closest ally, a Black Numidian man taken from his home as an enslaved gladiator.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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No creativity Tottenham’s absence of a natural ball progressor in midfield hindered their capabilities in attack.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Response efforts in the DRC have been hindered by budget strains at the WHO — which the US left this year — as well as sudden Western aid cuts to Africa.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
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The Sixers were embarrassed by the Knicks 144-114 in Game 4 in front of a New York-heavy crowd in South Philadelphia.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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That this series has flipped on its head seemed almost impossible last Sunday, when the Celtics embarrassed Philadelphia in a Game 4 win on the Sixers’ home floor.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Fettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fettered. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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