in thrall
idiom
literary
: in a state of being controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something
He was completely in thrall to her.
He was completely in her thrall.
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Louise, in thrall to Vernon’s therapeutic snake oil, has soon abandoned Joe, and this leaves him devastated.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
In a music business perennially in thrall to the latest tech and trends, Moore is a rarity.
—Bob Mehr, New York Times, 15 May 2025
There is little accountability for failures in the chain of command, and leadership is often in thrall to political interests, including the powerful correction union.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
The Western world, now in thrall to lunatic voices and struggling to reconcile itself with the feeling of decline, could learn from Francis’s last engagement with the former imperial seat of Rome.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2025
In a music business perennially in thrall to the latest tech and trends, Moore is a rarity.
—Bob Mehr, New York Times, 15 May 2025
There is little accountability for failures in the chain of command, and leadership is often in thrall to political interests, including the powerful correction union.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
The Western world, now in thrall to lunatic voices and struggling to reconcile itself with the feeling of decline, could learn from Francis’s last engagement with the former imperial seat of Rome.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
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“In thrall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20thrall. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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