as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person
people freed from bondage
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Recent Examples of bondage
New York City itself housed one of the largest urban slave populations in North America: Around four in ten households in the city held people in bondage as domestic servants, carriage drivers, laundresses and dock workers.
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Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Pavlovich’s allegations, like others against Gaiman, often involve acts associated with BDSM (bondage, domination, sadism, and masochism).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Gaiman's representatives have responded to some outlets, claiming the incidents were consensual and instances of practicing BDSM (bondage, discipline/dominance, submission/sadism and masochism).
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Its provocative lingerie kicks up the kink, with moody styles and accessories that nod to bondage—cuffs, chokers, harnesses, and barely-there thongs draped in gold chains.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
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Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Pavlovich’s allegations, like others against Gaiman, often involve acts associated with BDSM (bondage, domination, sadism, and masochism).
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Gaiman's representatives have responded to some outlets, claiming the incidents were consensual and instances of practicing BDSM (bondage, discipline/dominance, submission/sadism and masochism).
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
Its provocative lingerie kicks up the kink, with moody styles and accessories that nod to bondage—cuffs, chokers, harnesses, and barely-there thongs draped in gold chains.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Bondage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bondage. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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