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irons
noun as in bond
noun as in fetters
noun as in handcuff
noun as in shackle
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The playwright significantly reworked the script for its Broadway run, starring Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons directed by Mike Nichols, to great success.
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Shepard wrote prolifically and found himself with many white-hot irons in the American fire.
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After all, this is a company with multiple irons on the fire — and one that is largely responsible for consumers’ embrace of online shopping.
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Steven Irons had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
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Like a man in leg irons he staggered to his feet.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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