1
as in enslavement
the state of being an enslaved person
a child born into slavery
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2
as in labor
very hard or unpleasant work
endured the slavery of working in the coal mines every day of his adult life
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Recent Examples of slavery
But here’s the thing: the executive order leaves out key facts about America’s history, like how the Founding Fathers enshrined slavery in the Constitution and declared enslaved people to be three-fifths of a person.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
The legislation, which nominally introduced and strengthened protections for people who survived situations of trafficking and modern slavery in the country, has been both praised and criticized ever since and remains a controversial topic to this day.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
With that, certain rituals are carried out, including eating bitter herbs, which symbolize the struggle of slavery.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 24 Mar. 2025
Lewis was working within the Neoclassical mode, recycling the stylings of ancient Greece for a new era concerned with enforcing the abolition of slavery.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
The legislation, which nominally introduced and strengthened protections for people who survived situations of trafficking and modern slavery in the country, has been both praised and criticized ever since and remains a controversial topic to this day.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
With that, certain rituals are carried out, including eating bitter herbs, which symbolize the struggle of slavery.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 24 Mar. 2025
Lewis was working within the Neoclassical mode, recycling the stylings of ancient Greece for a new era concerned with enforcing the abolition of slavery.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slavery
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In order to assess the risks of industrial labor, states began collecting data about accidents and deaths.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
3 Apr. 2025
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Under O’Brien’s leadership, the Teamsters union has engaged with the Trump administration even as other major American labor groups have distanced themselves.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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The people are crying out for relief from medical servitude and the Trump administration keeps doubling down on the oppression.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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The main character escapes servitude and arrives at a space station called the Eye, where different factions are fighting for both survival and freedom.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The grant terminations have drawn criticism for jeopardizing historical preservation efforts, educational programs like National History Day, and research projects across the country.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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His effort, which involved dozens of fellow Senate Democrats asking questions to relieve his speaking burden, set a record for the longest speech on record in the chamber.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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Given recent rumors that those in bondage intended to rebel, the delegation accepted his explanation, withdrew and convinced the waiting crowd outside to disperse.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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For those freed from bondage, the end of the Civil War was a time of great hope and promise as well as profound disappointment and loss.—
Barbara Spindel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Mar. 2025
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The temperature for the first pitch was 66 degrees, a far cry from the blustery cold that added to the drudgery of an 18-3 loss in the March 31 opener.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Some have felt conflicted, but after decades without success and 14 years of soulless drudgery under Mike Ashley’s parsimonious ownership, many were willing to accept anything for the promise or even just the hope of better times.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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It’s been just over eight months since the Jamaican dancehall legend was freed from captivity after serving 13 years behind bars for a murder conviction that was overturned on appeal in March 2024.—
Rob Kenner,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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A little more than 200 red wolves live in captivity, but fewer than 20 exist in the wild — all in a rural five-county section of northeastern North Carolina.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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Original Price: $25.99 Sale Price: $23.59 (10% off) Buy Now on Amazon Witches Brew Cauldron Stoneware Mug Double, double toil and trouble… or just coffee?—
Maria Correa,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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In a nation that has built its economic and cultural infrastructure on the toil of Black women, the act of resting—of lying down, of breathing deeply, of existing outside of labor—is nothing short of radical.—
Ashlee Marie Preston,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The all-electric Lexus RZ has a faux manual transmission for shifting gears and a yoke instead of a steering wheel.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2025
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But Knox, who was wrongly imprisoned during her 2007 study abroad semester in Perugia, Italy, twice convicted, and ultimately exonerated for the murder of her housemate Meredith Kercher, may never climb out from under the yoke of public opinion.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Slavery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slavery. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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