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Recent Examples of helot
The 300 Spartans stood at the head of a force of approximately 7,000 other Greeks, not to mention their own helot slaves, who fought as light infantry.
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Myke Cole, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2019
Myke Cole, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helot
bondsman
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Because the sheriff’s office only accepts bail in person, with cash or a cashier’s check — and because local bondsmen will not serve migrants — many migrants have been forced to make similar payments to a cottage industry of informal couriers.—
Jack Herrera Jack Herrera,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Kevin Bacon starred as the titular bondsman, with Jennifer Nettles, Damon Herriman, Beth Grant, Maxwell Jenkins, and Jolene Purdy also starring.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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“Helot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helot. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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