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
Washington inherited it in 1761 and expanded it dramatically over the decades -- most of the work being done by people enslaved at Mount Vernon, officials said.
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Michael E. Ruane The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
The island is home to about 70 full-time residents of the Hog Hammock community, many of them descendants of people enslaved at Sapelo plantations.
—John Deem, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Ball had died the previous year, and five of his plantations were listed for sale — along with the people enslaved on them.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
The populations in the North and South were almost equal, but one-third of those living in the South were enslaved.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Michael E. Ruane The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
The island is home to about 70 full-time residents of the Hog Hammock community, many of them descendants of people enslaved at Sapelo plantations.
—John Deem, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Ball had died the previous year, and five of his plantations were listed for sale — along with the people enslaved on them.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
The populations in the North and South were almost equal, but one-third of those living in the South were enslaved.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Colorado was getting annihilated every week under Karl Dorrell.Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
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The reason is clear: most Americans understand that Israel is fighting for its very survival against terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, whose explicit mission is to annihilate Israel.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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While noting that many Arizona cities have drastically reduced their per capita water demand, Goddard argued that cities will eventually need to find water-sharing arrangements with farms so that cities can pay farmers to use their water in dry times.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Some items that normally retail for upwards of $500 have been reduced to $99 or less.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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Decades later, the term is still used whenever British people need to overcome the odds.Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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To The End is an intimate glimpse into relationships, motivation and mortality, the sights and sounds of long-term friendship unearthing a fresh new conquest to overcome together.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Hoosiers are 12-80-5 in history against the Buckeyes and have not defeated them since 1988.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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In fact, Army hasn’t defeated Notre Dame since 1958 and hasn’t defeated a team ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll since upsetting No. 9 Penn State in 1963.Tim Casey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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That message is stark: that the security of Europe and America itself would suffer if Russia succeeds in subjugating a neighboring country for having chosen to align itself with the democratic West.Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2024
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The story explores how violence and power subjugate the weak, how sacrifices are falsely justified for the 'greater good,' and how the normalization of such sacrifices can turn anyone into a monster.Regina Kim, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Most other social mammals groom by licking, but primates are unique among tetrapod vertebrates in our reliance on hands and feet for tasks many other taxa use their faces for, says Borths.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
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Zia was licking herself and developing hotspots from itchiness.Jen McCaffery, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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But by the end of the third quarter, Berkshire Hathaway smashed its previous cash record by selling another quarter of its stake in the tech company, or 100 million shares, bringing its total shares to 300 million, down from 400 million.Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint kicked off Saturday’s nine Breeders’ Cup races with a smashing stretch duel and 5-horse blanket finish with longshot Soul of an Angel winning at 19/1 odds.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Available in 21 colors, the mixer has 10 speeds to knead, whip, and stir ingredients for bread, baked goods, pizza dough, and more.Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2024
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Add the honey, egg, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and cream; whip with an electric mixer until smooth. Spread the sweet potato mixture in the prepared baking dish.Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Enslave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enslave. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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