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adjective

as in fettered

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manacled

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verb

past tense of manacle
1
as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains manacled the prisoner to the wall

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2
as in hampered
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 manacled
Verb
Shelton’s serve had manacled him just enough; the first set’s effort had tired him just enough. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manacled
  1. bolted
  2. bound
  3. hampered
  4. imprisoned
  5. tied
  6. impeded
  7. anchored
  8. handcuffed
Adjective
  • Sondheimer has bloodied his hands climbing over a fence to exit a bolted stadium.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike standard wheels, which rely solely on air pressure to push the tire against the rim, beadlocks use a bolted outer ring to physically sandwich the tire in place.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 June 2026
Definition of bolted
Verb
  • Seth Jones’ shot from the point struck Tkachuk on the arm and bounded in.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Russia’s support for Tehran has been operationally meaningful but carefully bounded.
    — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of bound
Verb
  • Creating lightweight device Neuroscientists studying behavioral brain activity have long been hampered by tethered equipment that kept laboratory animals locked in place.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • That uncertainty leaves the Chargers trying to get anything out of an offense hampered by the limitations of what's available to them right now in what increasingly looks like a lost season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of hampered
Adjective
  • The favorite to win Brazil’s election has promised to free his imprisoned father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, grant amnesty to supporters and impeach Supreme Court justices.
    — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The company is required by its contract and state policy to provide mental health treatment, education and other services to imprisoned youth.
    — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of imprisoned
Verb
  • In southwest Washington, polling has indicated the congressional race may be essentially tied.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Polls showed Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and rightist challenger Flávio Bolsonaro were in effect tied ahead of Sunday’s runoff, with the result potentially coming down to which candidate’s supporters stay away from the ballot box.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of tied
Verb
  • In his ruling, Judge Joseph Montano found that prosecutors had impeded grand jurors who wanted to hear from defense witnesses.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The ongoing conflict that has driven people from their homes in Iran as well as an internet shutdown and a lack of full cooperation from the two governments partially impeded the team's efforts to get information.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of impeded
Adjective
  • But the message needs to stay anchored to facts the firm can support.
    — David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Lorenzo’s raft just missed the anchored catamaran, but his father, cousin and aunt weren’t as lucky.
    — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of anchored
Verb
  • Footage also captured Fusaro allegedly naked with Raymond while she was handcuffed to a bed, per the outlet.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Advocates are fighting to ensure that two potential witnesses who were handcuffed in the back of an ICE vehicle that struck and injured a Houston man are not deported.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of handcuffed

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