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to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
unwilling to shackle the dogs to the wall of the house
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to create difficulty for the work or activity of
shackled by poverty and ignorance
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Recent Examples of shackled
Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
Here, his mournful ex-convict is finally tasting freedom in a country that wants to keep him metaphorically shackled.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Carvajal’s name was absent from the top of the January indictment unsealed on the morning Maduro arrived shackled in New York with Flores.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Syrian authorities on Friday arrested Amjad Yousef, a former intelligence officer who appeared in a video leaked four years ago that purportedly showed him and his comrades executing dozens of blindfolded and shackled prisoners in the Damascus suburb of Tadamon during the country’s civil war.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Peña, who had terminal kidney disease, was shackled to his hospital bed, guarded by immigration agents and told he wasn’t allowed to disclose his location, according to his wife.
—Claudia Boyd Barrett, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
In a world shackled by the tenets of patriarchy, men are still guided by antiquated ideals of masculinity.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Niall and Ruben are locked into their toxic dynamic, and we’re shackled alongside them.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
McCaffrey, wearing an orange jumpsuit and shackled at the wrists and waist, appeared largely expressionless during the brief proceeding, which lasted less than five minutes, WCIV reported.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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
Here, his mournful ex-convict is finally tasting freedom in a country that wants to keep him metaphorically shackled.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Carvajal’s name was absent from the top of the January indictment unsealed on the morning Maduro arrived shackled in New York with Flores.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Syrian authorities on Friday arrested Amjad Yousef, a former intelligence officer who appeared in a video leaked four years ago that purportedly showed him and his comrades executing dozens of blindfolded and shackled prisoners in the Damascus suburb of Tadamon during the country’s civil war.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Peña, who had terminal kidney disease, was shackled to his hospital bed, guarded by immigration agents and told he wasn’t allowed to disclose his location, according to his wife.
—Claudia Boyd Barrett, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
In a world shackled by the tenets of patriarchy, men are still guided by antiquated ideals of masculinity.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Niall and Ruben are locked into their toxic dynamic, and we’re shackled alongside them.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
McCaffrey, wearing an orange jumpsuit and shackled at the wrists and waist, appeared largely expressionless during the brief proceeding, which lasted less than five minutes, WCIV reported.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shackled
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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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Unofficial results for two special elections held Tuesday show the Minnesota House will remain tied heading into the 2026 legislative session.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Victims were sometimes found handcuffed or bound.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Victims were sometimes found handcuffed or bound.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 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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Ziggy remained chained to a wall inside the Pachyderm House for 29 years.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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At times, the children were chained to their beds or put in cages for breaking house rules.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 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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The repetitive elements and anchored improvisations are thrilling but easy to follow, even for a complete novice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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The massive, unofficial sandbar party transformed Lake Boca Raton into a sea of anchored vessels, music, and socializing for the annual South Florida tradition.—
Joe Cavaretta,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Shackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shackled. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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