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as in bound
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
Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Some have been in this detention limbo for more than a year now and did not know their destination until they were shackled on flights out of the United States.
—Phil Elliott, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
The streamers have an algorithm that they’re shackled to.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
Her abductor drove her to his property and shackled her inside a trailer.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
As he was being led, cuffed and shackled, out of the courtroom, Mangione turned to the gallery and spoke.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
The immigrants are shackled and placed on flights to detention facilities in Texas, where they are forced to recount painful asylum claims with limited or no contact with family members or attorneys, lawyers and advocates say.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Mangione, his feet shackled, wore a tan jail suit and sported a chinstrap beard at Friday's hearing, a departure from his usual clean-shaven look.
—Michael R. Sisak, Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
Shortly afterward, as bailiffs were escorting him across a street outside the courthouse, Eteghaei broke free and ran, his hands shackled in front of him, the Independent said.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
At a Juvenile Court hearing this week in East Lost Angeles, sheriff’s deputies led shackled defendants into a courtroom reserved for youths accused of serious crimes.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Some have been in this detention limbo for more than a year now and did not know their destination until they were shackled on flights out of the United States.
—Phil Elliott, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
The streamers have an algorithm that they’re shackled to.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
Her abductor drove her to his property and shackled her inside a trailer.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
As he was being led, cuffed and shackled, out of the courtroom, Mangione turned to the gallery and spoke.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
The immigrants are shackled and placed on flights to detention facilities in Texas, where they are forced to recount painful asylum claims with limited or no contact with family members or attorneys, lawyers and advocates say.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Mangione, his feet shackled, wore a tan jail suit and sported a chinstrap beard at Friday's hearing, a departure from his usual clean-shaven look.
—Michael R. Sisak, Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
Shortly afterward, as bailiffs were escorting him across a street outside the courthouse, Eteghaei broke free and ran, his hands shackled in front of him, the Independent said.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shackled
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On February 13th, Grace Van Patten and Jackson White and Grace Gummer and Mark Ronson watched Veronica Leoni’s Calvin Klein Collection come down the runway, while Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector bounded between Fforme and Kallmeyer.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Weather conditions and continued fears of another avalanche, have hampered recovery efforts, Nevada County Sheriff’s Office said in a Friday statement.—
Darrell Smith
Updated February 20,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Navratil’s efforts to boost performance at the struggling Swiss multinational have been hampered by a major infant formula recall.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 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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Ecklund was handcuffed and taken to the Whipple building.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Three individuals in Lawrence, Kansas, were stopped, handcuffed and detained by ICE and other federal immigration agents on Tuesday, according to video and photos captured by bystanders and distributed by a local activists group.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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In a letter, Hassan asked the DHS inspector general to investigate whether those comments have impeded or biased the investigations into the deaths of Good and Pretti, citing an exchange with another administration official as reason to open a probe.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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It’s helped by the mascot at a certain point, rather than impeded.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Shackles hang from the banisters so visitors to the church can picture how these people were chained together.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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One protester chained herself to a Jaguar sedan that was parked in the middle of the road with its tires slashed, according to a police report.—
Shaddi Abusaid,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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But online, this particular bombshell—that ANTM hindered rather than helped burgeoning supermodels—proves especially surprising to viewers.—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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These wafers offer fewer recombination sites, which can significantly enhance electrical performance, but their practical use has been hindered by fragility.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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Powell did not directly address the longer-term debasement argument, but his emphasis on anchored expectations suggests the Fed sees little evidence that the gold rally reflects a fundamental erosion of monetary credibility.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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In that way, these little piles symbolize the rigor and effort required to stay anchored, aligned and accountable.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Shackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shackled. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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