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as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
some wild animals take to confinement very poorly
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as in restriction
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries
the confinement of commercial development to one stretch of roadway is intended to help preserve the town's rural character
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Recent Examples of confinement
However, a closer look reveals that this move neither expands home confinement nor advances First Step Act.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Last month, he was transferred to the State Hospital system to begin a term of confinement that will last up to eight years, or until he is deemed cured of mental illness.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Having been released from a 90-day prison sentence just a week before the event, the Heisman Trophy winner's father is limited to home confinement for a year during his three-year probation.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
At least nine of the 25 arrested have landed in immigration detention — scattered across the country from a crowded lockup in Miami to a facility in a sleepy Texas railway town to a confinement in a Pacific Northwest port city overlooked by Mount Rainier.
—Hannah Critchfield, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Last month, he was transferred to the State Hospital system to begin a term of confinement that will last up to eight years, or until he is deemed cured of mental illness.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Having been released from a 90-day prison sentence just a week before the event, the Heisman Trophy winner's father is limited to home confinement for a year during his three-year probation.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
At least nine of the 25 arrested have landed in immigration detention — scattered across the country from a crowded lockup in Miami to a facility in a sleepy Texas railway town to a confinement in a Pacific Northwest port city overlooked by Mount Rainier.
—Hannah Critchfield, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confinement
Noun
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More recently, a 75-year-old man was killed by a cassowary at an exotic animal breeding farm in Florida, where the bird was being kept in captivity.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The war erupted on Oct. 7, 2023, when the Hamas terrorist group staged a widespread ambush in Israel, killing 1,200 people, including children, and taking 251 hostages, with about 20 still held in captivity.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
8 June 2025
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The country's nuclear program was subject to extensive restrictions in exchange for sanctions relief as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached in 2015 under then-U.S. President Barack Obama, but the deal was abandoned by President Donald Trump in 2018.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The change in minimum lot size could be coupled with parking requirements or other restrictions to manage the increase in density.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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In 1940, the barracks became an internment camp for Italian suspects, later used as a prisoner of war camp under the German occupation.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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China detained more than 1 million Uyghurs in internment camps from 2017 to 2019 in the name of fighting extremism.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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But its biggest shortcoming is its range limitations, i.e., geofencing (see this map).—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The study has limitations, however, including that it hasn't been peer-reviewed.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
5 June 2025
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Smith's journey from incarceration to entrepreneurship and advocacy serves as a testament to the power of redemption and the impact one individual can have on systemic change.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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An analysis of the data reveals the sheer scale of youth incarceration in adult jails in Maryland.—
Rachel Baye,
NPR,
5 June 2025
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Both face felony charges and over six years in prison.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
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Sherry had been in and out of prison for years, while Juan had battled chronic illness.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confinement. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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