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noun

Definition of manaclesnext
plural of manacle
as in irons
something that physically prevents free movement manacles prevented the bear from roaming beyond a very small area

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manacles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of manacle
1
as in binds
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains manacled the prisoner to the wall

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2
as in hampers
to create difficulty for the work or activity of in this situation, the police are manacled by unnecessary regulations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manacles
  1. binds
  2. bond
  3. impedes
  4. chain
  5. constraint
  6. shackle
  7. bind
  8. restriction
Verb
  • And one thread binds many of those conversations.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
  • According to the brand, this binds to dirt, makeup, sunscreen, and sebum to easily wipe it away—leaving skin soft and conditioned.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of binds
Noun
  • After staying in a hospital, he was booked into the Fort Bend County Jail with a bond set at $2.25 million.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Dali was released on a recognizance bond Dec. 6 with mandatory GPS monitoring and a curfew.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of bond
Verb
  • Nothing ever impedes Andrew’s upgrade to human status.
    Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Unfortunately, this impedes the creative process and results in an uneven end product.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of impedes
Noun
  • Don't focus on loyalty programs (some of the best international hotels are not affiliated with large chains that provide points for a stay).
    T+L Editors, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
  • What China needed was something like a final emperor, the breaker of the despotic chain who would summon modernity by fiat.
    Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of chain
Noun
  • The issues extend beyond mere resource constraints: • Runaway Costs: Training and deploying advanced AI models can cost tens of millions of dollars per model, with operational expenses compounding as model usage scales.
    Aparna Prabhakar, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In the tech industry, however, productivity has no such constraints, especially at large companies.
    Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of constraint
Noun
  • Mangione entered a Manhattan court room in shackles yesterday.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The 26-year-old Mangione entered the Manhattan courtroom in shackles and under heavy guard.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of shackle
Noun
  • The fluid and fast-moving developments across Syria have put U.S. President Joe Biden's administration in yet another foreign policy bind just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Kramer’s flick acts more as a documentary than as a fiction in Ross’s hands, a documentary about the bind of acting when the face is so present, the horizon of meaning.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of bind
Noun
  • Any movement on the issue appears unlikely as Republicans prepare to take control of the Senate in January, underscoring the hurdles in imposing restrictions on a separate branch of government even as public confidence in the court has fallen to record lows.
    Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Fact checked by Sarah Scott Substance use among adolescents, which declined precipitously amid the social distancing and isolation brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to remain remarkably low years after the pandemic's restrictions have waned.
    Mia Taylor, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of restriction
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“Manacles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manacles. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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