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as in slave
a person who is considered the property of another person
I'm not your thrall, so you'll have to pick up after yourself
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as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person
a people who still bear the scars of having been in thrall for so many years
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Recent Examples of thrall
As his life neared its end, however, Spencer expressed disappointment at the direction the Republican Party had taken, with so many in Trump’s personal thrall.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Last week wasn’t entirely in the thrall of Big Stupid, but the smart was coming from south and north of us.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Okay, yes, Jojo and Daphne are still in the thrall, and yes, the house is still falling down.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2025
By the time Election Night was in full swing, around 8 p.m., Peacock’s stream had me in its thrall.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Last week wasn’t entirely in the thrall of Big Stupid, but the smart was coming from south and north of us.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Okay, yes, Jojo and Daphne are still in the thrall, and yes, the house is still falling down.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2025
By the time Election Night was in full swing, around 8 p.m., Peacock’s stream had me in its thrall.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrall
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But Trump contends it was only meant to cover former slaves and not the modern influx of immigrants.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The bite marks seem to confirm that the skeletons buried at the cemetery were gladiators — and not soldiers or slaves, as previously thought, according to Malin Holst, lecturer in osteoarchaeology at the University of York’s Department of Archaeology.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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States gained additional representation in Congress and in the Electoral College, thereby entrenching slavery in the national political framework.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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By Scott Spillman The book is less about slavery than about how Americans have thought, written, and wrestled with it for more than 200 years.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Thrall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrall. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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