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
For example, Felicity Merriman, a character featured in the line, and her story take place in 1774, before the American Revolution, while Addy Walker, a character whose story takes place in 1864, in the middle of the Civil War, is a girl born into slavery.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Although the transatlantic slave trade was abolished in 1807, slavery in America existed throughout Brontë’s life, and was eventually abolished in 1865, 17 years after her death.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 13 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
Philadelphia's neighboring counties are showing their support for the city's lawsuit against the Trump administration after slavery exhibits were removed from the President's House on Independence Mall last month.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Although the transatlantic slave trade was abolished in 1807, slavery in America existed throughout Brontë’s life, and was eventually abolished in 1865, 17 years after her death.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 13 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
Philadelphia's neighboring counties are showing their support for the city's lawsuit against the Trump administration after slavery exhibits were removed from the President's House on Independence Mall last month.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slavery
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Her mother is believed to be Matilda Foster, who was born into enslavement.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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The network promotes the history of resistance to enslavement through historic sites having verifiable connections to the Underground Railroad.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Freezer operations typically require specialized protective gear, shorter shifts, and strict exposure limits, all of which drive higher labor costs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Raman would have to peel off labor from Bass, who has counted on and rewarded their support from Sacramento to Washington to City Hall for over two decades.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Her name is Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who was forced into servitude by her cruel stepmother after her father’s death.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The last World Cup, Bertoli notes, was held in Qatar, an energy-rich constitutional monarchy where freedom of association and expression is heavily restricted and thousands of migrant workers are held in conditions that have been likened to slavery or servitude.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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The collar will help scientists understand the movement patterns and reproductive behavior of the Sierra Nevada red fox, providing key insights to guide conservation efforts.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The former county clerk in Colorado was convicted of multiple crimes for letting someone access data from a secure voting system in an effort to prove unsubstantiated 2020 election conspiracies.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 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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Perhaps there is a way to acknowledge head-on that recovery is, essentially, drudgery, and to make that compelling onstage.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2026
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Your inner lover girl is dying for some time in the sun, for a vacation from your usual drudgeries.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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David and Ariel Cunio, who were among the last Israeli hostages to be freed from Gaza after two years of captivity last October, will travel to Berlin next week for a screening of Tom Shoval’s A Letter To David – The Complete Version.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Under the terms of the Dix-Hill agreement, some 30,000 prisoners were returned from captivity by the fall, but the formal exchange arrangement was soon upended.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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The conceit of narrating a year in one’s life through the toils and sensations of the kitchen is one that many have taken up before.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Later in the season, after the Bridgerton sons playfully throw shaving foam at each other, a maid is shown scrubbing the floor, the furniture, and the walls, their fun and folly now her toil.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Slavery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slavery. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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