1
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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as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
shackled by poverty and ignorance
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Recent Examples of shackled
Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Donna appeared in the Tallahassee courtroom on Monday, shackled in a purple jumpsuit.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
McFarlin, who could face the death penalty if convicted in the case, appeared briefly in court wearing a red jail shirt with a white tee shirt underneath, his hands shackled in front of his body and a chain around his waist.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The surveillance video shows several detainees, whose arms and legs were shackled, being hurried into the building with the help of federal agents.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
His arms were restrained to the bed and his feet were shackled together at the ankles.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
In footage from inside the building, the detainees could be seen running while handcuffed and their legs shackled, some falling to the ground amid the rush to get away from the gunfire.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Routh, who represented himself and was not shackled during proceedings, appeared in restraints after attempting to stab himself following the verdict.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The offense seemed to be shackled by the same issues that plagued them through their first two games.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Last month, immigration authorities raided a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia, detained 300 South Korean workers and showed video of some of them shackled in chains.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Donna appeared in the Tallahassee courtroom on Monday, shackled in a purple jumpsuit.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
McFarlin, who could face the death penalty if convicted in the case, appeared briefly in court wearing a red jail shirt with a white tee shirt underneath, his hands shackled in front of his body and a chain around his waist.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The surveillance video shows several detainees, whose arms and legs were shackled, being hurried into the building with the help of federal agents.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
His arms were restrained to the bed and his feet were shackled together at the ankles.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
In footage from inside the building, the detainees could be seen running while handcuffed and their legs shackled, some falling to the ground amid the rush to get away from the gunfire.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Routh, who represented himself and was not shackled during proceedings, appeared in restraints after attempting to stab himself following the verdict.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The offense seemed to be shackled by the same issues that plagued them through their first two games.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shackled
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The development is bounded by Wiles Road to the north, Sample Road to the south, State Road 7 to the west and Lyons Road to the east.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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It’s bounded by the Boise River and runs all the way into the Foothills.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Oct. 2025
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Scalability is also hampered by using hazardous, non-recyclable solvents in many processes.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Laboratory testing capacities at the CDC and expert guidance to analyze local trends may also be hampered during the shutdown, experts say.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Game 3 is a must-win as the series is currently tied at one, and the winner of Monday's game will immediately be put in the best position to take home a World Series title.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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The newlywed woman and her new husband tied the knot in a civil ceremony at their property.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Gaza desperately needs items that the Israeli government has frequently impeded, such as emergency shelter supplies, infrastructure reconstruction materials, medical supplies, fuel, and power generation.—
Jeremy Konyndyk,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Charges The obstruction charge centers on allegations that Comey directed subordinates to remove or conceal those memos from FBI systems after his dismissal in May 2017, actions prosecutors claim impeded a lawful investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of classified material.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Rinderknecht appeared in court wearing white jail garb and a chain around his waist, but he was not handcuffed, per FOX 11.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Two hours later, they were handcuffed and taken for fingerprinting, and their hope grew stronger.—
Mosab Abu Toha,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Singapore is vulnerable if its sea lines of communication are hindered, as 90 percent of its food is imported and most arrives by sea.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Kim and her teammates were initially hindered by visual noise coming from Earth’s atmosphere.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
22 Oct. 2025
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Even as Altman pitches a science-fictional future, his company is chained to products and business models from the recent technological past.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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The giant ugly sea monster Cetus was closing in on a beach where Princess Andromeda was chained to a rock by her own parents, Cassiopeia and Cepheus, the king and queen of ancient Ethiopia.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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French authorities have arrested several suspects after a frantic manhunt for the men who staged a spectacular daytime heist at the Louvre museum that gripped the world and embarrassed the government in Paris.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Shackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shackled. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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