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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
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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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The commission's website says the Sargasso Sea is a 2 million square mile open ocean ecosystem, bounded by the circulating currents of the North Atlantic Gyre, one of five sea gyres which are geographic rotating currents.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Its southern limit is largely bounded by Golden Triangle Boulevard east of Interstate 35W and Big Fossil Creek west of the interstate.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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Abreu came through again with a sacrifice fly to score Jarren Duran in the bottom of the inning, but the potential Red Sox rally was hampered after Willson Contreras was thrown out at second trying to stretch a single into a double for the inning’s first out.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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The wear and tear of lengthy overtimes also hampered the Mammoth’s skaters.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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The Dodgers tied it in the bottom of the second when Teoscar Hernandez scored from first base on a double to right field from Kyle Tucker.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Northeast tied for eighth (22 points), and Plantation (13 points) was 16th.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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During the next three weeks, mobile internet was impeded or shut off in the center of Moscow.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Two off-the-field issues also impeded Gonzalez’s progress as a player.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Throughout the series, Creasy is operating under the intel that the FRP, an extremist organization in Brazil, and its imprisoned leader, Ferraz, are behind the bombing of the high-rise.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment in Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son, Duannis Tabaoda.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Busch won it when his grounder up the middle leading off the 10th against Sam Moll (1-2) handcuffed shortstop Elly De La Cruz.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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After the shooting, agents removed Hernández’s clothing and left him handcuffed and sitting naked on the side of the road, according to Kolasinski.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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His game was based on his athletic prowess in the challenges and ability to provide food to camp, and hindered by his lack of social strategy, which proved to be his downfall each of the four times he’s previously returned.—
Nic Juarez,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
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So that lack of continuity may have hindered him, possibly.—
Ed Guzman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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While being detained, Dabrio Marrero said each time he was transferred he was shackled by his hands and wrists to his waist.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Here, his mournful ex-convict is finally tasting freedom in a country that wants to keep him metaphorically shackled.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Manacled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manacled. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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