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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
Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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
Verb
Court process begins with hearing Both Mahmoud and Ali were shackled as they were escorted into court Monday, according to CNN reporters who attended the hearing.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shackled
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Viewers were able to see the hilarious shot of Jinky in the bath quickly cut to a very telling scene of the same dog bounding into a marshland or small lake, tail wagging, body splashing through mud and water in total ecstasy.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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District 2 is bounded by Five Mile Road to the west, Franklin Road to the south, and the Interstate-184 Connector to the east.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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This isn’t the first time injuries have hampered Norfleet.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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All of these issues combined have left Target with a workforce that has grown faster than sales and a complex corporate structure that has hampered decision-making and created needless red tape.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annie Palmer,Frank Holland,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Lakers tied the Detroit Pistons for the second-most wins in the NBA (eight) behind only the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder (10-1), but that wasn’t the only good news the team got on Monday.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Awards tied to market cap gains are paired with operational achievements.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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But San Francisco’s star running back impeded Lake enough for Jones to make the throw.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Simmons’ financial liabilities don’t seem to have impeded his movements.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Garcia allegedly struck officers before he was handcuffed.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The man appeared to already be handcuffed and was escorted away from his car.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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When pirating hindered the shipping of gold to Lisbon, Paraty pivoted to farming sugarcane (the basis of cachaça) and later became one of the earliest hubs for coffee growing in a country that is still the globe’s largest exporter of beans.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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At an October debate, Bowman tried to portray Pureval as soft on crime and alleged that unspecified initiatives from City Hall had hindered police from doing their jobs.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Its recovery has been splintered, given the varying subsectors of retail, from large indoor malls to big-box centers to grocery-anchored, open-air strip centers.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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The thinking being the inflation will not prove persistent as inflation expectations remain anchored.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The 2014 report, which included vivid descriptions of unresponsive prisoners after waterboarding and others chained from bars in stress positions for long periods of time, shocked many but did not move Cheney.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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This entire swap would have been a disaster of massive proportions had those two not remained chained together.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Shackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shackled. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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