1
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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as in caged
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Recent Examples of chained
Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
The giant ugly sea monster Cetus was closing in on a beach where Princess Andromeda was chained to a rock by her own parents, Cassiopeia and Cepheus, the king and queen of ancient Ethiopia.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Prikopil often made her clean half-naked and sometimes chained her to his bed at night.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
He was allegedly chained for much of that time and was released from them on his wedding anniversary, when he was finally allowed to shower.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
In the bowels of the Guinness compound, Rafferty has chained the three men named by others as having left the gates open for the Brotherhood.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Being chained to the baseline offensively has been a topic of disharmony for Watson in the past, though.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
These men were removed from the group cells of Sednaya Prison and chained together.
—Robin Yassin-Kassab, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Though the United States decided against deportation, images of the workers being chained and handcuffed during the raid caused widespread alarm in South Korea.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Even as Altman pitches a science-fictional future, his company is chained to products and business models from the recent technological past.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
The giant ugly sea monster Cetus was closing in on a beach where Princess Andromeda was chained to a rock by her own parents, Cassiopeia and Cepheus, the king and queen of ancient Ethiopia.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Prikopil often made her clean half-naked and sometimes chained her to his bed at night.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
He was allegedly chained for much of that time and was released from them on his wedding anniversary, when he was finally allowed to shower.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
In the bowels of the Guinness compound, Rafferty has chained the three men named by others as having left the gates open for the Brotherhood.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Being chained to the baseline offensively has been a topic of disharmony for Watson in the past, though.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
These men were removed from the group cells of Sednaya Prison and chained together.
—Robin Yassin-Kassab, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Though the United States decided against deportation, images of the workers being chained and handcuffed during the raid caused widespread alarm in South Korea.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chained
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It’s bounded by the Boise River and runs all the way into the Foothills.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Oct. 2025
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As much as 200 feet on the block that includes the Apple Store and Rally House (site of the former Halls Department Store), bounded by Nichols Road, Central Street and Wyandotte Street.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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The canal connected increasingly specialized regions in the early US, explains historian Roger Ransom.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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Coming off of a Game 4 performance in the NLCS which still has baseball fans marveling, Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani connected on a two-run home run in the next half inning to cut into the Jays’ big lead.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Margot Robbie chose a caged black Alaïa sandal at a Los Angeles photocall last month while Meagan Good has circled lace-up pairs from Jessica Rich and Alevì Milano in July.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
21 Sep. 2025
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Game 3 is a must-win as the series is currently tied at one, and the winner of Monday's game will immediately be put in the best position to take home a World Series title.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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The newlywed woman and her new husband tied the knot in a civil ceremony at their property.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The exes, who briefly but intensely coupled up last year on season 6 of the Peacock hit, didn’t exactly end on the best terms.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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For instance, in experiments involving up to 15 of Willow’s qubits that coupled the new algorithm with simulations of molecules, the researchers could generate accurate, precise models of molecular structures, findings scheduled to appear 22 October in the ArXiv preprint server.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Trump’s decision to commute Santos’ sentence came after multiple friends and allies of the imprisoned ex-politician made appeals for his clemency, a senior White House official told NBC News on Friday evening.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In addition to seeing a fantastic display of more than 15,000 lanterns strung above the streets and across canal bridges, attendees can also expect Chinese lion and dragon dances, an Emperor’s parade, and even acrobatic shows.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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Take a stroll downtown to spot miniature pumpkins dangling from the oaks along Main Street, or meander down smaller streets to find oversized skeletons by the sidewalks and witches’ hats strung overhead.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If, as Lloyd Matthews has argued, America’s founding ideals of liberty are intimately linked to Julius Caesar, that connection should remind us that such liberty requires due process to function properly.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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They’ve been linked to high-profile actors, directors and producers like Gwyneth Paltrow, Michelle Williams, Bryce Dallas Howard, Judd Apatow, Evan Goldberg and Peter Chernin.—
Trey Williams,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Chained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chained. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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