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adjective

as in caged

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verb

past tense of chain
1
as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains chaining up the dog in the backyard

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2
as in connected
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole the prosecutor meticulously and brilliantly chained all the evidence together in his closing argument

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Recent Examples of chained
Verb
In an interview with Fortune, Kopp described the company’s mission as freeing CFOs from the drudgery that keeps them chained to spreadsheets long after everyone else has logged off. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026 Wolverine finally makes his way to Essex, who’s been chained up by Trask. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Throughout his illustrious career, 71-year-old filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa has defied being bound and chained to any specific genre. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 Alicent, not at all her friend in the book, is chained up and not sent off on some silly assassination attempt to kill her son, Aemond. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Most recently, in May 2026, Cal/OSHA issued the company six citations, following an incident during a fire in January 2026 when two workers were reportedly found locked inside a cold storage room that had been chained from the outside. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Two of those citations were connected to a January 22, 2026 fire in which two workers were discovered inside a cooler room whose entrance door had reportedly been chained shut. — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 These can be chained to separate authentication bypasses and privilege escalation vulnerabilities. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026 OpenAI said the models discovered multiple novel vulnerabilities in software from both companies, then chained together working exploits, successfully gaining them access to the answer key to the test they were given. — Garrison Lovely, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chained
  1. caged
  2. bound
  3. connected
  4. imprisoned
  5. tied
  6. coupled
  7. enclosed
  8. strung
Adjective
  • The shoes are known for their intricate, cage-like strappy design featuring a high T-bar silhouette that connects the toe straps directly to a caged heel.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • As a preventive measure, Assemblymember Chris Rogers, D-Ukiah, introduced AB 928, which would have prohibited a person from keeping more than 25 caged or tethered game fowl roosters.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of caged
Verb
  • The sound of a teenager bounding down the stairs of our home.
    — John Biemer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • An irrigation channel bounded one side of the field, where both a snowy egret and a great egret stood.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bound
Verb
  • Imagine this chain as a string of tiny beads connected together.
    — K. R. Prathyusha, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In Washington Park, the original report that 10 people had been shot in the attack grew to 15 over the course of Sunday morning, as authorities connected the incident to people who had self-transported for medical treatment.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of connected
Adjective
  • Last year, the PKK — considered a terrorist organization by Turkey and its Western allies — announced its decision to disband, following a call by its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The move came in response to a call from its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of imprisoned
Verb
  • Wisconsin is experiencing its largest outbreak in decades, while Georgia health officials are working to contain a cluster tied to a metro Atlanta day care center.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But there is something else tied to his Jewish heritage that keeps things in perspective — the struggles his grandmother went through escaping liquidation at the hand of the Nazis in her Polish hometown.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of tied
Verb
  • When such plasma is strongly coupled, the dust grains can’t fly past each other instead behave like elastic rubber.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Keep the model layer, retrieval layer, semantic layer and integration layer loosely coupled wherever possible.
    — Harini Gopalakrishnan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of coupled
Adjective
  • There’s a mirrored hallway that shines like a disco ball, artwork painted by a co-owner, a DJ booth prominent in the dining space and, open to the air, sidewalk seating and a semi-enclosed patio.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Owners can opt for a semi-enclosed galley, which adds a bit of space from the main saloon, or can fully enclose the galley for more separation.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 July 2026
Definition of enclosed
Verb
  • At Christmas, snow machines cover the grounds while lights are strung through the trees and holiday music plays all day.
    — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, Jaissle, with his emotional touchline demeanour and obsessive tactical demands, comes across more as a highly-strung indie-rock songwriter/front man.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of strung

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“Chained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chained. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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