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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
Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Mangione, his feet shackled, wore a tan jail suit and sported a chinstrap beard at Friday's hearing, a departure from his usual clean-shaven look.
—Michael R. Sisak, Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
Busfield, who was shackled and wearing an orange jumpsuit during the hearing, must keep the court appraised of his location, but is allowed to return home from where he was being held in New Mexico.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Dressed in the standard prison wear of an orange jumpsuit and shackled, Busfield immediately sat down with his Albuquerque attorneys Amber Fayerberg and Dodd.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Busfield, who was shackled and wearing an orange jumpsuit during the hearing, must keep the court appraised of his location, but is allowed to return home from where he was being held in New Mexico.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
She was taken, shackled, to an Allina hospital, where she was given an MRI and held overnight under watch.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
Hussen was put into an SUV and driven to a processing center where he was shackled and had his fingerprints taken, the lawsuit says.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 15 Jan. 2026
McKee appeared very calm while in court at the Winnebago County Justice Center and showed no emotion while he was shackled in a yellow jail jumpsuit.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
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The immigrants are shackled and placed on flights to detention facilities in Texas, where they are forced to recount painful asylum claims with limited or no contact with family members or attorneys, lawyers and advocates say.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Mangione, his feet shackled, wore a tan jail suit and sported a chinstrap beard at Friday's hearing, a departure from his usual clean-shaven look.
—Michael R. Sisak, Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
Busfield, who was shackled and wearing an orange jumpsuit during the hearing, must keep the court appraised of his location, but is allowed to return home from where he was being held in New Mexico.
—David Matthews, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Dressed in the standard prison wear of an orange jumpsuit and shackled, Busfield immediately sat down with his Albuquerque attorneys Amber Fayerberg and Dodd.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
Busfield, who was shackled and wearing an orange jumpsuit during the hearing, must keep the court appraised of his location, but is allowed to return home from where he was being held in New Mexico.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
She was taken, shackled, to an Allina hospital, where she was given an MRI and held overnight under watch.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
Hussen was put into an SUV and driven to a processing center where he was shackled and had his fingerprints taken, the lawsuit says.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 15 Jan. 2026
McKee appeared very calm while in court at the Winnebago County Justice Center and showed no emotion while he was shackled in a yellow jail jumpsuit.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shackled
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Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the special filmed at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, Fleming bounds across the stage sharing his takes on masculinity, conga lines, Trader Joes, Oreos, NPR, dog breeds and more.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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Democratic lawmakers condemn Maxwell’s plea Democrats in the House Oversight Committee denounced Maxwell’s request for a presidential pardon and suggested that Trump’s refusal to rule out such a possibility has hampered the committee’s inquiry.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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As has been the case many a time during the season, giveaways hampered Golden State for much of the night.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Unofficial results for two special elections held Tuesday show the Minnesota House will remain tied heading into the 2026 legislative session.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Federal Reserve is handcuffed, unable to cut rates without reigniting inflation, yet unable to hold them without strangling growth.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The casino patron was handcuffed when officers arrived and there no use of force by the responding officers, police said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The ministry posted a statement in Spanish on X saying Consulate officials immediately impeded the agents from entering the consulate’s premises, protecting Ecuadorian nationals who were inside the building.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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The film follows numerous women, including a journalist, who were impeded in their search for justice thanks to nine-figure defamation suits.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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Schweit said Braun was thrown in the trunk of a car and later kept chained in a snowmobile trailer.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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At times, the children were chained to their beds or put in cages for breaking house rules.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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The lengthy cord, which is six feet in total, ensures your productivity will never be hindered by a low battery.—
Kelsey Borovinsky,
Architectural Digest,
9 Feb. 2026
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Whereas Apollo space suits were akin to wearing an inflated balloon that greatly hindered motion, the AxEMU is designed with flexible joints that give astronauts mobility to kneel, jog or even do the splits.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Powell did not directly address the longer-term debasement argument, but his emphasis on anchored expectations suggests the Fed sees little evidence that the gold rally reflects a fundamental erosion of monetary credibility.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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In that way, these little piles symbolize the rigor and effort required to stay anchored, aligned and accountable.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Shackled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shackled. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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