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
And — in the glorious paradox that is the United States — the very visionaries who formed our democratic nation violated them in the most profound ways through slavery and disenfranchisement.
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Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
Honest Abe is forced to scheme, relying on grit and cunning to win the votes to abolish slavery.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 4 July 2025
In addition to the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the fourth is also when New York State abolished slavery in 1827 and when the first edition of Leaves of Grass was published in 1855.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
After telling Black people to get over slavery, segregation, and police shootings, Che’s character draws the line when the topic shifts to 9/11.
—John Roy, Vulture, 3 July 2025
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Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
Honest Abe is forced to scheme, relying on grit and cunning to win the votes to abolish slavery.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 4 July 2025
In addition to the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the fourth is also when New York State abolished slavery in 1827 and when the first edition of Leaves of Grass was published in 1855.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
After telling Black people to get over slavery, segregation, and police shootings, Che’s character draws the line when the topic shifts to 9/11.
—John Roy, Vulture, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slavery
Noun
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Few understood the grind behind the artistic brilliance: the obsessive repetition, the sleepless nights, the meticulous labor behind even a single bar of music.—
David Kushner,
Rolling Stone,
20 July 2025
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Management and labor are grappling over how to distribute a sudden influx of league-wide revenue, with the game surging in popularity and commercial opportunities, even as most teams are still losing money.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
19 July 2025
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There was, however, a fateful exception: slavery or involuntary servitude would remain permissible as punishment for crimes.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 June 2025
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Later that year, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution formally abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
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Waiting there for us was Rhubarb the python snake, who's a member of the zoo's animal ambassador program, which means she was selected to help promote the zoo's conservation efforts and represent her species.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
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Just days later, Texas emergency officials urged the public to avoid areas along the Guadalupe River, where floods killed more than 100 people, warning that disaster tourism could hinder rescue efforts.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers
July 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 July 2025
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Slavery was protected by law, and the Fugitive Slave Act criminalized helping people escape bondage.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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Beneath the bondage and demands, there’s genuine caring between Ray and Colin, like when the former assembles his crew to celebrate the latter’s birthday, or when Ray helps a grieving Colin collect himself.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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Meteorologists are now freed from computational drudgery to focus on what humans do best: interpreting model outputs, applying local knowledge, and communicating weather impacts to decision-makers.—
Renny Vandewege,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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It's meant to be a place of administrative drudgery with zero action, and yet, led by the affectionately abrasive Jackson Lamb (Oldman), Slough House and its slow horses somehow get involved in some of the most important cases of the moment.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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At least 20 living hostages are believed to still remain in Hamas captivity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 July 2025
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Zelensky said most of the Ukrainians had been in Russian captivity since 2022.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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Poets toil as often-anonymous individuals building some greater nest, colony, or hive that might outlast us or end up squashed and swept away unceremoniously.—
Hannah Brooks-Motl
June 2,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
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More than a decade of physical and mental toil has caught up with me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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The telescopic arms of the yoke enable smooth adjustments so the headphones can fit a variety of head shapes and sizes.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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On its second test flight, however, the pilot was not available and Smolinski and Blake decided to take the wheel/yoke.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Slavery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slavery. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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