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
Austin Turner, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The Bureau failed to complete required risk and needs assessments within statutory timeframes for a significant portion of incarcerated people, citing technology issues, staffing limitations, and data problems.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
But the incarcerated trio never gave up.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Just hours after he was taken into custody, Anderson was involved in a physical altercation with another incarcerated person.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
This best documentary feature nominee, now streaming on HBO Max and Hulu with certain bundles, focuses on the sudden death of Steven Davis, an incarcerated man who was beaten to death by prison guards.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
As deaths mount, the incarcerated population discovers that collective action may be their only path to survival.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
For us, the answers came from incarcerated men using contraband cell phones to expose shocking human rights abuses in Alabama’s fourteen prisons.
—Andrew Jarecki & Charlotte Kaufman, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2026
But in July 2025, the jail failed a special off-site inspection of paperwork, prompted by complaints about two incarcerated people.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Immersion Fellowship for their work with women incarcerated in county jails.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
While incarcerated, relatives waited to disclose his father's diagnosis with a neurological disorder.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
While incarcerated, that previous operator had more than 460 calls with Solomon in the past year alone, the report said.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026
He had been incarcerated since first getting charged, the Associated Press reported.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
These two prison ministry programs offer services to the incarcerated and also provide support services upon release.
—Patrick Mahoney, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Rodríguez said the initiative is intended to go beyond the partial releases that have taken place since early January and could benefit hundreds of political prisoners who remain incarcerated within Venezuela’s judicial system.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Horner has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and has remained incarcerated since his arrest.
—Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Luna cited examples of crackdowns on Monday, including a bust on an incarcerated man running a prostitution ring from prison through a pen pal system.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The Bureau failed to complete required risk and needs assessments within statutory timeframes for a significant portion of incarcerated people, citing technology issues, staffing limitations, and data problems.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
But the incarcerated trio never gave up.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Just hours after he was taken into custody, Anderson was involved in a physical altercation with another incarcerated person.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
This best documentary feature nominee, now streaming on HBO Max and Hulu with certain bundles, focuses on the sudden death of Steven Davis, an incarcerated man who was beaten to death by prison guards.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
As deaths mount, the incarcerated population discovers that collective action may be their only path to survival.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
For us, the answers came from incarcerated men using contraband cell phones to expose shocking human rights abuses in Alabama’s fourteen prisons.
—Andrew Jarecki & Charlotte Kaufman, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2026
But in July 2025, the jail failed a special off-site inspection of paperwork, prompted by complaints about two incarcerated people.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
The new Home of the Angels is expected to open late next year and will provide substance abuse and mental health treatment for the formerly incarcerated and gang-involved.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Immersion Fellowship for their work with women incarcerated in county jails.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
While incarcerated, relatives waited to disclose his father's diagnosis with a neurological disorder.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
While incarcerated, that previous operator had more than 460 calls with Solomon in the past year alone, the report said.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026
He had been incarcerated since first getting charged, the Associated Press reported.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
These two prison ministry programs offer services to the incarcerated and also provide support services upon release.
—Patrick Mahoney, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Rodríguez said the initiative is intended to go beyond the partial releases that have taken place since early January and could benefit hundreds of political prisoners who remain incarcerated within Venezuela’s judicial system.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Horner has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and has remained incarcerated since his arrest.
—Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerated
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Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
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He was jailed in Nevada City, the seat of Nevada County about an hour’s drive from Truckee on the other side of a 7,000-foot mountain pass.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Andrés Velásquez didn't stick around to become one more government critic jailed after Venezuela's 2024 presidential election.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, many of our interns eventually wind up on our staff – roughly one in five members of our staff interned here at some point.—
GREG BOROWSKI,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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During his studies at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, the young chef interned for the restaurant group Caesar's, which is home to several Food Network stars' dining institutions.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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The condor almost disappeared in the 1980s, when biologists trapped the last 22 of them in Southern California and began a captive breeding program.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Even though trapping itself isn’t painful to the animal, some anti-trappers and hunters are uncomfortable with the idea of an animal being captive, or experiencing fear when the trapper arrives to check the trap.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Incarcerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarcerated. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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