as in to annihilate
to take control of and assert authority over
—usually used as (be) enslaved
Her ancestors were enslaved during the war.
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Recent Examples of enslave
The 14th Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1868, following the Civil War, and granted citizenship and freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights to formerly enslaved people.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 16 May 2025
The new school is named after a woman from the Parkville area who was enslaved by George Park, for whom Park University is named.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
This was passed — as the president pointed out — largely to grant citizenship to formerly enslaved people and their children.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
Also serving temporarily as the assistant commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau in the state, Ord worked to protect the formerly enslaved from attack.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 16 May 2025
The new school is named after a woman from the Parkville area who was enslaved by George Park, for whom Park University is named.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
This was passed — as the president pointed out — largely to grant citizenship to formerly enslaved people and their children.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
Also serving temporarily as the assistant commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau in the state, Ord worked to protect the formerly enslaved from attack.
—Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enslave
Verb
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The military's job is to dominate any foe and annihilate any threat to America anywhere, any time and any place.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
25 May 2025
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Joel, wanting to save Ellie's life, then annihilated everyone at the Fireflies hospital who stood in his way.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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With Bayern aiming to reduce their wage bill, the Wirtz signing would have come at the cost of at least an extra €20million (£16.8m, $22.7m) per year, on top of a transfer fee somewhere between €100m and €150m.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Their original sentences, which were 12 years and seven years, respectively, were reduced in September 2023.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Learning how to overcome your own anxiety is the first step to helping your kids do the same, said Robbins.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Skubal overcame a Tommy John procedure in college and a flexor tendon surgery earlier in his big-league career to become one of baseball’s elite pitchers.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Florida is 48-15 on the season and defeated its conference foe, Georgia, in the Super Regional.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Su-hun represents everything Mun-oh aspires to be, serving as both inspiration and source of secret envy that has left Mun-oh feeling perpetually defeated.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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But a will to shock has never ranked high among Cronenberg’s priorities; the audience’s horror has always felt less like a goal than like a by-product of a rigorously analytical process, in which sensations are subjugated to ideas.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
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Mina’s father flouted strictures; Sade’s mother subjugated herself to them — that is, until Sade went to jail on a serious felony and compassion for her daughter awakened her long-dormant maternal loyalty.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Jose shrugs, pleads with her to not lick anyone at the inn, and leaves.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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But Fahy, Alcock, and director Nicole Kassell are also very good at their jobs, and so even downright bizarre moments like Simone chewing Michaela’s used gum or Devon randomly licking a landscaper’s neck wind up making a strange sort of sense.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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That served as a prelude to Tim Anderson smashing his own two-run shot off Zack Britton in the bottom of the inning to send the White Sox home winners.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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He’s often found smashing things in the name of justice but can still be angered easily if things don’t go his way.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
30 May 2025
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This small kitchen appliance has a variable speed trigger switch to make blending, pureeing, frothing, whipping and chopping as easy as pressing a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
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The Clippers were playing in Houston and the Clippers were whipping the Rockets’ ass.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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“Enslave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enslave. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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