as in captive
one that has been taken and held in confinement
the prisoners were fed only bread and water twice a day
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Recent Examples of prisoner
The film also examines the SS’s perverse relationship with music — forcing prisoners to perform for their entertainment and accompany slave laborers, turning art into another form of torture.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 May 2025
She was released in a prisoner exchange last month.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Alcatraz's operations began in the mid-19th century, first as a military fort to house prisoners, until the federal government transferred it to the Justice Department.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 5 May 2025
However, most of the prisoners were not infamous gangsters but prisoners who refused to conform to the rules and regulations of other federal institutions.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 4 May 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 May 2025
She was released in a prisoner exchange last month.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Alcatraz's operations began in the mid-19th century, first as a military fort to house prisoners, until the federal government transferred it to the Justice Department.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 5 May 2025
However, most of the prisoners were not infamous gangsters but prisoners who refused to conform to the rules and regulations of other federal institutions.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prisoner
Noun
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But the Ukrainians made the right call and rescued the captives.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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In tandem with the outgoing Biden administration, Trump officials worked to secure a three-phase ceasefire/hostage-release that saw the release of 33 captives that had been detained since the Oct. 7 attacks, including two Americans.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For months, the miniature dachshund eluded capture after disappearing during a family camping trip on Kangaroo Island, located off the coast of South Australia.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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Raw capture with the mechanical shutter, plus 15fps or 30fps JPG drive with a pre-capture mode using the fully electronic shutter.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prisoner. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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