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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
In fairy tales, knights sometimes wander into a village that’s being held in the thrall of a spell cast around the desires of one lucky individual.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 May 2025
Culkin, who made the journey to London to see Dorian Gray, can’t wait to spend one of his precious nights off in Snook’s thrall.
—Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
In 2021, Griswold launched an investigation into then-Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters following claims that the clerk, under the thrall of conspiracy theories of widespread voter fraud, granted unauthorized access to voting machines.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2025
Both parties are in the thrall of radical populists, nationalists on the right and progressives on the left, leaving conservatives and liberals out in the cold.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 May 2025
Culkin, who made the journey to London to see Dorian Gray, can’t wait to spend one of his precious nights off in Snook’s thrall.
—Hannah-Rose Yee, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
In 2021, Griswold launched an investigation into then-Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters following claims that the clerk, under the thrall of conspiracy theories of widespread voter fraud, granted unauthorized access to voting machines.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2025
Both parties are in the thrall of radical populists, nationalists on the right and progressives on the left, leaving conservatives and liberals out in the cold.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrall
Noun
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While the comparison of slave babies being taken from their mommas, and immigrant children being separated from their parents might seem a bit harsh to some, the pain is the same.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Although, of course, this was an inversion of the slave master–slave woman coupling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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In 2022, Musk was accused of corporate slavery, perpetuating work abuse and job burnout.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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While many narratives about Black Americans from this time period focus on southern sharecroppers and other cultural offshoots of slavery, The Gilded Age offers a peek inside another facet of Black life.—
Evan Nicole Brown,
Architectural Digest,
25 July 2025
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“Thrall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrall. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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