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- the man reluctantly held out his wrists so the policeman could snap on handcuffs
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- wanted to take the trip, but was handcuffed by her responsibility to watch her ailing father
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- the fear that the new mandatory, standardized tests will handcuff the state's teachers, who will have to specifically tailor their lesson plans for the test
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- aid,
- assist,
- facilitate,
- help
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“Handcuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handcuff. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of handcuff was in 1649
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