1
as in enslavement
the state of being an enslaved person
a child born into slavery
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2
as in labor
very hard or unpleasant work
endured the slavery of working in the coal mines every day of his adult life
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Recent Examples of slavery
The Dred Scott decision was later overruled by the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments after the Civil War, which outlawed slavery, gave former slaves citizenship, and gave former slaves voting rights, respectively.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Boyle is stepping into the fight over the slavery exhibits at the President's House in Old City.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
This is particularly the case considering the Trump administration has restored and reinstalled two Confederate monuments of Albert Pike in Washington, D.C., and Arlington National Cemetery, while removing the slavery exhibit in Philadelphia.
—Timothy Welbeck, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2026
Brazil was the last country in the Western world to abolish slavery, for example.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Boyle is stepping into the fight over the slavery exhibits at the President's House in Old City.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
This is particularly the case considering the Trump administration has restored and reinstalled two Confederate monuments of Albert Pike in Washington, D.C., and Arlington National Cemetery, while removing the slavery exhibit in Philadelphia.
—Timothy Welbeck, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2026
Brazil was the last country in the Western world to abolish slavery, for example.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slavery
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For Vásquez, the end of the Civil War marked a bright line between Rosario’s enslavement and freedom.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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Black history in America is, of course, more than the story of enslavement and what was done to Black people on this continent across hundreds of years.—
Adam Harris,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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For decades, African economies have struggled to combine labor and capital efficiently.—
Maurizio Caio,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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If a labor deal is agreed to by March 10, it probably would be signed by the end of the month.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The daughter of a gentleman and a maid, Sophie was orphaned at a young age and forced into servitude by her own father’s wife, the staggeringly bitter and petty Lady Araminta Gun (Katie Leung).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2026
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On the one hand, Lady Penwood has tormented Sophie since her father’s death, denying her parentage, forcing her into servitude, and working her to the bone.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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Eco effort As with many high-end resorts in Costa Rica, there is a relentless desire to preserve the beauty of its host country.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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Lael talked about efforts to push more early voting to prevent the kind of issues voters in Dallas County faced on election day.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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Shibari is Japanese rope bondage.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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By smashing together heavy atoms of lead traveling at near-light speeds using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), scientists can create a high-energy environment that briefly frees gluons and quarks from this atomic bondage, recreating the quark-gluon plasma of the early universe.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The film’s only nomination went to John Travolta for his performance as Tony Manero, a young Brooklyn man who escaped the drudgery of his job and his home life every night at a local disco.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2026
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His goal is to automate the drudgery of laboratory research, making experiments faster, more accurate and easier to perform.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Ukrainian government then runs a search query, and replies with whether the subject is in Ukrainian captivity, has been confirmed dead, has been returned to Russia in a prisoner exchange, or is not included in any of those databases.—
Sophie Spiegelberger,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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An aardvark brought to the Brookfield Zoo from South Africa became only the second creature of its kind held in captivity in the United States.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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As Henrik Pedersen’s young side toil on the pitch, the fans display defiance, frustration and no little humour, invariably of the gallows variety.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Both were premised on the idea of frictionless ease, liberating their users from outmoded toils.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Slavery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slavery. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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