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or trammelled
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as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
years after his death, she was still trammeled by inconsolable grief for her deceased husband
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as in hindered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
the new paperwork requirements will only trammel us and lower our productivity
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or trammelled
as in hampered
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trammeled
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As the other dogs gathered in a small pack, Rylo ran in circles and bounded toward them, hoping to join in the fun.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025 -
While the immediate retooling impacts the auto workforce across the state, the shifts also affect the international competition where experts think China and Europe are leaps and bounds ahead of American EV technology and adoption.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Sep. 2025
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The new law removes the certificate of need requirement for facilities with four or fewer beds, a major obstacle that previously hindered their creation.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some McElwain staffers argue the Gators’ 2016 defense could have led a CFP push if Luke Del Rio remained healthy, and offseason shoulder/leg injuries hindered Lagway’s progress this fall.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Seven in 10 Gen Xers say inflation has hampered their savings.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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But its progress was hampered by the security and economic crisis resulting from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Darius Dotch has been invariably impressive on area stages over the past several years, but he’s handicapped by Shider making Hines’ husband a one-note nag.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
22 Sep. 2025
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And now, the Spagnuolo scandal in the ANDIS agency for the handicapped.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Directed by series veteran David Silverman, the movie’s plot saw Springfield being confined under a massive glass dome after Homer accidentally polluted the town’s lake.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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When pollsters YouGov first noticed this trend, and Newsweek also began writing about it, the malaise was predominantly confined to 18 to 24-year-olds.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Another lottery pick, Leo Carlsson, twice impeded Utah’s progress up the ice.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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The implementation of the SCORE Act could be impeded by other types of legal challenges.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Me, a beautiful and clever five-time Emmy-winning writer with a few Wednesday nights free, and The Golden Bachelor, a heartwarming and adorable exploration of women’s second acts with a male doofus at the center who has already embarrassed himself.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Of course, some embarrassed me within a sentence or two, and were dispatched quickly.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With its single Xenomorph antagonist, its cramped environment, and its fairly helpless cast of characters, a video-game adaptation sounds like an exercise in pure dourness.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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The arrangement offers a cramped kind of luxury and a social life protected by doormen and security codes.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Trammeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trammeled. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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