in thrall
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: in a state of being controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something
He was completely in thrall to her.
He was completely in her thrall.
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When the game’s leaders are in thrall to world leaders, when so many big decisions about its future seem to have geopolitical considerations at their heart, the opposite is true.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Short of the casket industry, where the core product is designed to be used once and then buried in the ground, there is no business model more in thrall to extravagant waste than that of broadcast TV.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
Louise, in thrall to Vernon’s therapeutic snake oil, has soon abandoned Joe, and this leaves him devastated.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
In a music business perennially in thrall to the latest tech and trends, Moore is a rarity.
—Bob Mehr, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Short of the casket industry, where the core product is designed to be used once and then buried in the ground, there is no business model more in thrall to extravagant waste than that of broadcast TV.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
Louise, in thrall to Vernon’s therapeutic snake oil, has soon abandoned Joe, and this leaves him devastated.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
In a music business perennially in thrall to the latest tech and trends, Moore is a rarity.
—Bob Mehr, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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“In thrall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20thrall. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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