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
Spokesmen for the Slave Power, on the other hand, noted that Jefferson had enslaved 600 people and shown little interest in freeing any of them.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 Feb. 2025
Two excellent new books focus on abolition’s complicated aftermath, foregrounding the experiences of the formerly enslaved.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
Jenny Slew, who was born to a free white mother but was illegally enslaved, sued for her freedom in 1765 and won.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
Islamic State: Amateur detectives are trying to find Yazidi women and girls who were abducted and enslaved by the militant group years ago.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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The landing force annihilated, the battle is lost. Against overwhelming odds, Scott dares the unthinkable — cross behind enemy lines, survive the lethal landscape, evade capture by ruthless enemies, resist natural predators, face human deserters and finish the mission singlehandedly.—
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The artist and rapper has been annihilating each show she’s been attending and her lineup is stacked.—
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Standardization can also reduce due diligence burdens.—
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Cost Savings: Automation reduces labor costs and minimizes errors.—
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Recognizing these challenges is the first step toward overcoming them.—
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Both Banchero and Wagner, who started alongside Cory Joseph, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Wendell Carter Jr., were able to overcome the defensive attention from the Kings and attack the basket with ease.—
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Out of Spokane Regional 1, No. 1 overall seed UCLA advances to their first Final Four in program history in the modern era after defeating No. 3 LSU, 72-65.—
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Orange County officials pitched a sales tax increase to voters that was soundly defeated in 2022.—
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Western officials and analysts reject this, saying Putin wants to subjugate Ukraine, drawing it into Russia’s sphere of influence and away from its European tilt.—
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Something bigger and more powerful than us finally and forever overtaking us, subjugating us.—
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Marchand has crossed lines by licking players, or repeatedly punching a hockey pacifist like Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin in a final series.—
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Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis are licking their chops.—
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Michael Conforto helped double the lead in the third, smashing an RBI double off the wall two at-bats before Tommy Edman lifted a near-grand slam to the warning track in center for a sacrifice fly.—
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The truck's windshield was smashed and debris, including shattered glass, was strewn across the street.—
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Meister can often immediately identify on an MRI that a pitcher throws a sweeper—a hard slider that the pitcher whips to get about fifteen inches of horizontal movement from the ball.—
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The moment, which made the episode’s final cut, occurs when Drummond whips Mark S. around and pushes him into a wall.—
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“Enslave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enslave. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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