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Recent Examples of immure Lying on the sofa, I became slowly immured in the concrete reality of this edifice and of its facts. Rachel Cusk, New York Times, 2 May 2023 Forty-six people perished, many immured by the unrelenting gridiron just below the water’s surface. John O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2023 Forty-six people perished, many immured by the unrelenting gridiron just below the water's surface. John O'Connor, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2023 The last slave had been immured within its walls, and St. Michael’s curfew was to be sweetest music thenceforth and forever. Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian, 27 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immure
Verb
  • The site has housed many historical figures over the years, from Queen Margaret to Mary, Queen of Scots.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The company houses other productions, not least an upcoming reimagination of Dick Van Dyke family classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is in the works with Amazon MGM Studios.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • He was convicted of heroin possession, jailed for six years, and released in 1992.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But a federal lawsuit argues authorities are regularly jailing and deporting immigrants who are survivors of human trafficking, domestic abuse and other crimes.
    Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • There, protesters confined to an area of downtown Los Angeles clashed with federal agents.
    Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And once that happens, the risks do not stay confined to one company.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Lindsay Sandiford, 68, has been imprisoned on Bali since 2012.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The recipient was the dissident theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who had been imprisoned several months earlier, on account of his opposition to the Nazi regime.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • The attack led to the museum’s decision to encase the Mona Lisa behind protective glass.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The living room, encased in dark mahogany panelling, looked onto a drab alleyway filled with trash bins, and the apartment’s two floors were connected by a narrow spiral staircase that risked putting parents in mind of a broken neck.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • The new experiment will be enclosed under a kilometer of rock in the Stawell Gold Mine, located in regional Victoria, Australia.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In 2004, Rader resumed sending letters, including one to The Wichita Eagle, enclosing Wegerle’s drivers license and photos of the crime scene.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Acknowledging the club’s payroll constraints and the up-in-the-air ownership situation following reports that John Fisher intends to sell the team, Arena said the Quakes need to surround players like Martinez and Christian Espinoza, one of the top scoring duos in the league, with more talent.
    Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Council members faced resident uproar in recent years over issues surrounding zoning, affordable housing and the city’s attempts to build a community center.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • That includes Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro headset, which has struggled to attract developers and resonate with buyers, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Admirers can switch between nine lighting modes, including warm white and multicolor hues, as well as flickering and flashing light shows.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Immure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immure. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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