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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
Even in the 19th century, the novel was considered a dangerous medium, one that would trap people—especially impressionable young women—in the thrall of isolation and fantasy.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Hedda’s magnetism is undeniable, and that people would be under her thrall is understandable.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Like, why does everyone under Gladys' thrall run the same way, with wild eyes and their arms jutting out sharply to the side?
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Archer is now under the witch’s thrall.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
Hedda’s magnetism is undeniable, and that people would be under her thrall is understandable.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Like, why does everyone under Gladys' thrall run the same way, with wild eyes and their arms jutting out sharply to the side?
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Archer is now under the witch’s thrall.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrall
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Their… In Quelimane …it was founded by the Portuguese as a trading station in 1544 and in the 18th and 19th centuries had a slave market.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Harris survived because his older sister, Rosa, worked as a slave laborer in the concentration camp outside of Dęblin.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Politico had recently published text messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat that contained quips about Hitler, gas chambers, slavery, and rape.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Tarver, who is Black, took exception to Arena comparing tipped wages to slavery, a comparison that Johnson, who is also Black, has also made in the past.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Thrall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrall. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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