as in imprisoned
taken and held prisoner
incarcerated residents of that state are still allowed to vote in elections
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as in jailed
to put in or as if in prison
the state incarcerated over 1900 people last year
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Recent Examples of incarcerated
Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
No staff or additional incarcerated people at the high-security facility near Crescent City were injured, CDCR said.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
As the Netflix series often attempted to bring light to the real mistreatment faced by incarcerated people, Poussey’s death at the hands of a police officer who suffocated her was intended to shed light on the real police brutality Black inmates in particular face.
—Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
The president also pardoned incarcerated reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion in 2022 after swindling $36 million out of banks in the Atlanta area.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Elena Bardin, 28, was arrested in April after police accused the married mother of molesting an incarcerated teen at the Adair Juvenile Detention Center — and then asking the boy to murder her 49-year-old husband.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Bail reform and broader use of cite-and-release policies would reduce the number of incarcerated people, and thereby lower the number of in-custody deaths, the study said.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Pell Grants, the federal funding many low-income students depend on to pursue college degrees, were extended to incarcerated students in 1965.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Tom needs to forgive his incarcerated son, and Grasso needs to forgive himself.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Her co-conspirators also remain incarcerated.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Four inmates had died, all of whom had been incarcerated at Blackwater River Correctional Facility, a compound near Pensacola run under contract by the Geo Group.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Their success at reentry, as part of The Actors’ Gang Reentry Project for men, has led to their partnership with the Walden House – HealthRIGHT 360 in Los Angeles, providing continued support and resources to the formerly incarcerated.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Kohberger, who turns 31 this month, is incarcerated at the state’s maximum security prison south of Boise.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
According to the Marijuana Policy Project, as of 2018, there have been approximately 32,000 people still incarcerated for cannabis convictions, despite its legal status in 24 states.
—Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Family is at her core Patterson and her husband, Lance, adopted their two nephews (whose fathers were incarcerated) and raised them through high school, IndyWeek reported.
—Evan Moore
october 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Research shows that incarcerated trans women face disproportionate levels of harassment and violence.
—Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Though Pennsylvania did not allow its prisons to contract out incarcerated people’s labor, as in the South, its prisoners were still forced into hard labor without pay.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
No staff or additional incarcerated people at the high-security facility near Crescent City were injured, CDCR said.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
As the Netflix series often attempted to bring light to the real mistreatment faced by incarcerated people, Poussey’s death at the hands of a police officer who suffocated her was intended to shed light on the real police brutality Black inmates in particular face.
—Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
The president also pardoned incarcerated reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion in 2022 after swindling $36 million out of banks in the Atlanta area.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025
Elena Bardin, 28, was arrested in April after police accused the married mother of molesting an incarcerated teen at the Adair Juvenile Detention Center — and then asking the boy to murder her 49-year-old husband.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Bail reform and broader use of cite-and-release policies would reduce the number of incarcerated people, and thereby lower the number of in-custody deaths, the study said.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Pell Grants, the federal funding many low-income students depend on to pursue college degrees, were extended to incarcerated students in 1965.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Tom needs to forgive his incarcerated son, and Grasso needs to forgive himself.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
Private-equity firms are deeply embedded in the disaster-recovery industry, sometimes relying on the low-wage labor of immigrants and incarcerated people in order to provide reconstruction services at cut rates.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Her co-conspirators also remain incarcerated.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Four inmates had died, all of whom had been incarcerated at Blackwater River Correctional Facility, a compound near Pensacola run under contract by the Geo Group.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Their success at reentry, as part of The Actors’ Gang Reentry Project for men, has led to their partnership with the Walden House – HealthRIGHT 360 in Los Angeles, providing continued support and resources to the formerly incarcerated.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Kohberger, who turns 31 this month, is incarcerated at the state’s maximum security prison south of Boise.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
According to the Marijuana Policy Project, as of 2018, there have been approximately 32,000 people still incarcerated for cannabis convictions, despite its legal status in 24 states.
—Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Family is at her core Patterson and her husband, Lance, adopted their two nephews (whose fathers were incarcerated) and raised them through high school, IndyWeek reported.
—Evan Moore
october 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Research shows that incarcerated trans women face disproportionate levels of harassment and violence.
—Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerated
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Trump’s decision to commute Santos’ sentence came after multiple friends and allies of the imprisoned ex-politician made appeals for his clemency, a senior White House official told NBC News on Friday evening.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the aftermath of her refusal, Davis was jailed for acting in contempt of court and lost her clerk re-election.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Nov. 2025
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The list does not include Tina Peters, a Colorado election clerk who was convicted of tampering with voting machines in the 2020 presidential election, and jailed for nine years.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Connease Warren, an Indiana native who interned at the Free Press in 2008, is vacationing in Ocho Rios on the northern central coast.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Like LaSota, a computer engineer from Fairbanks, Alaska, several Zizians worked or interned at technology behemoths, such as Google, Oracle, and NASA.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Time captive within the grand edifices of the past, parading on the stage of memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Much of the film’s drama then ensues inside Teddy and Don’s basement like a pseudo chamber piece as captor and captive face off in a battle of wits, logic and strange faith that blurs the lines between divisive politics, conspiracy and cosmic truth.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Incarcerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarcerated. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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