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as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
manacled the prisoner to the wall
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as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
in this situation, the police are manacled by unnecessary regulations
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Recent Examples of manacled
Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
King appeared in a gray and white, striped prison suit, with his hands manacled at his waist.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manacled
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Living in a continent-sized nation bounded by two vast oceans allows for that dangerous self-deception.—
Chuck DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Noah’s technical ability on snare drum is leaps and bounds ahead of other students his age, and his consistently excellent drumming anchors our drumline’s sound.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Crew searched by air and by water for people who had been stranded — efforts that were hampered by people flying personal drones to get images of the flooding, said Ian Scheuring, a spokesperson for Honolulu.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Ruggieri notes that exports are being hampered by financing issues, high logistics costs and a lack of competitiveness resulting from external tariffs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Straws were made of bamboo or bamboo fiber, water is only in glass bottles, and even the disposable underwear in the spa was tied cutely in a cloth in the style of eco-conscious furoshiki fabric-wrapping art.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Ayo Dosunmu added 17 points and tied a career high with 10 rebounds.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Among other things, the plaintiffs argue ingress via Billings Road should not be impeded or limited to La Cantera residents.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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Hungry for travel and unaware of his history of mental disturbance—a habit of firing pistols during classes for deaf pupils had impeded his progress in Scottish schools—Muriel agreed to follow him to Southern Rhodesia, where the couple were married the following year.—
Miranda Seymour,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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Foro Penal, which keeps tabs on imprisoned dissidents and regime opponents, estimates that nearly 400 detainees will not benefit, noting the law covers only a 13-year period of the 27 years of Chavismo.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
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One officer says Martin, who remains handcuffed on the floor, seems to be tired, as Martin at times appears to snore.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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After being handcuffed, Solomon allegedly spat on a Dallas police officer while being placed in a patrol car.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Geographic isolation and cold temperatures have actually hindered snakes from populating the wilds of many islands; New Zealand, Iceland and Greenland are all also snake-free.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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The result was a film that hindered the transmission of moisture.—
J. Carson Meredith,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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Lindsay staggered around, shackled by heroin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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For the nest two years, images of a child shackled and handcuffed in an orange jail jumpsuit and media coverage chronicled the case.—
Scott Butler,
Florida Times-Union,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Manacled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manacled. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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