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as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
chaining up the dog in the backyard
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as in connected
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
the prosecutor meticulously and brilliantly chained all the evidence together in his closing argument
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Recent Examples of chained
Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
Her friends described seeing Jesperson on TV while watching the news, wearing an orange jumpsuit and chained up.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
In a shocking reveal, Adam is chained up in a secret basement as Kingpin cruelly watches over him.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
One by one, the passengers, chained from hands and feet, are pushed along into armored vehicles and buses, transported to an infamous high-security prison.
—Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
In particular, the ocean battle, with Kong chained to an aircraft carrier as Godzilla attacks from the depths, is a masterclass in tension, staging and environment-building rarely seen in modern blockbuster cinema.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
When our favorite 911 dispatcher (sorry, Josh) wakes up, she is chained up in a basement.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
He had been chained outside for so long, the heavy chain became embedded into his body.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Basic infrastructure is shored up by an immigrant underclass, and the elderly are chained to barges that disappear beneath the sea.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
All four women described being chained at the wrist, waist and chest and loaded onto a prison bus, where they were held, in one case, for six hours; in another, for 11 or 12 hours.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
Her friends described seeing Jesperson on TV while watching the news, wearing an orange jumpsuit and chained up.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
In a shocking reveal, Adam is chained up in a secret basement as Kingpin cruelly watches over him.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
One by one, the passengers, chained from hands and feet, are pushed along into armored vehicles and buses, transported to an infamous high-security prison.
—Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025
In particular, the ocean battle, with Kong chained to an aircraft carrier as Godzilla attacks from the depths, is a masterclass in tension, staging and environment-building rarely seen in modern blockbuster cinema.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
When our favorite 911 dispatcher (sorry, Josh) wakes up, she is chained up in a basement.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
He had been chained outside for so long, the heavy chain became embedded into his body.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Basic infrastructure is shored up by an immigrant underclass, and the elderly are chained to barges that disappear beneath the sea.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chained
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The now-viral clip shared the moment Minnie was gleefully bounding around the backyard as hail pelts the ground—and occasionally, her back.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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But given that the inner bay is bounded by roadways with runoff and home to a handful of Department of Environmental Protection sewage outlets, the problem is hard to pin on any one source.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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As a Mexican and Jewish American woman from West Rogers Park, I am deeply connected to and proud of my roots.—
Jennifer Guzman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
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Upon his release from prison, Marte connected with Defy Ventures, a nonprofit program offering entrepreneurship training and business mentoring to the formerly incarcerated.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,Eric Clark,
CNBC,
4 Jan. 2025
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After the first quarter ended with the score tied at 22, the Jazz dominated the Heat 40-19 in the second quarter to enter halftime with a 21-point lead.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2025
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Williams tied a career high with four made 3-pointers, and Keon Johnson tied a career high with eight assists.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The shop and its enclosed fabric traffic are in this thesis.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
12 May 2025
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Of course, sometimes darkness and an enclosed sense of privacy are required or desired, so the bedrooms feature double blackout blinds on both the interior and exterior sides of the glass walls, offering full control over privacy and light.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Further, poverty and homelessness are inextricably linked, and in 2024, youth homelessness across Chicago surpassed pre-pandemic levels.—
Beth Swanson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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This can often indicate damage to liver cells, an issue that has been linked to other weight-loss drugs, according to CNBC.—
Kevin Ryan,
Quartz,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The most robust effort to date comes from Germany’s Deutsche Fußball Liga, with a mandatory environmental sustainability criteria being integrated into club licensing regulations for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 in 2022.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Wilmore and Williams were integrated with the Crew-9 mission in September under a plan NASA laid out months ago.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Chained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chained. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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