as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life
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The backyard was bounded by Westgate Parkway, with a large parking lot and busy shopping center just behind the home, and an industrial business park just to the south.—
Kate Talerico,
The Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2025 -
The three-legged Boston Terrier bounds with the speed of a jackrabbit.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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It’s tied for the Heat’s longest road trip of the season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2025
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But the Vikings are just as formidable — top 10 in points for and against and tied for the most takeaways in football.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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That shows us that they're really both chained up by the practicalities of their circumstances at the moment.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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Some were also put in four-point restraints, where every limb was chained to a concrete slab.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Enchained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchained. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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