1
as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
do you apprehend the importance of this discovery?
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2
as in to arrest
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
the agency charged with apprehending criminals who have violated federal law
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Recent Examples of apprehend
The 1989 operation to apprehend the Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega required 27,000 American troops and took weeks to carry out.
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Richard Fontaine, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
As they’re getting apprehended, Mike (Finn Wolfhard) notices Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) is missing.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
In July, the bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino, Alberto Rojas, suspended Mass obligations for his parishioners who feared being apprehended by immigration authorities after two arrests on parish property.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Aided by other adult women who pose as underage girls online to collect information on potential abusers, Roo and her team work alongside law enforcement to apprehend the worst offenders among us.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
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Richard Fontaine, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
As they’re getting apprehended, Mike (Finn Wolfhard) notices Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) is missing.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
In July, the bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino, Alberto Rojas, suspended Mass obligations for his parishioners who feared being apprehended by immigration authorities after two arrests on parish property.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Aided by other adult women who pose as underage girls online to collect information on potential abusers, Roo and her team work alongside law enforcement to apprehend the worst offenders among us.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehend
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Even though just three can alert to an emergency, many more are needed to understand what is behind those emergencies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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Those specifics aside, more stunningly, researchers discovered that these brave, early explorers of new worlds demonstrated a different way of moving than had been previously understood.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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Deputies arrested Sargent on Thursday on two felony animal-cruelty counts and one misdemeanor count.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) demanded that if and when Customs and Border Protection Commander Gregory Bovino returns to Chicago, he should be arrested.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Elordi played Frankenstein's monster — known as the Creature — in this adaptation of the story, and he was also nominated at the Globes for his performance.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Other birds might have imprinted on humans and do not know how to hunt their own food.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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On December 30, two suspects, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith, were seized in Las Vegas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Morfa said many of her Venezuelan clients have passport complications, either having their documents annulled by the Maduro administration, or expire, or get seized by ICE.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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And only by comprehending the Star Eaters will Ro also comprehend his part in their potential destruction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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The sky served up no shortage of spectacle in 2025 —from lunar liaisons, solar prominences and fleeting meteor showers, to aurora and nebula scenes that unfold on a scale almost too massive for the human mind to comprehend.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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The same day, four homeless tribal men in Minneapolis were also detained, Frank Star Comes Out, president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, said on social media.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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SkyCal was overhead as officers detained one person.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Learning the different personalities, learning how the job is impacting, recognizing when there's changes in personalities requires you to be invested in them, to be around them.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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In addition to his directing prowess, Reiner's skills as an actor were recognized by the Golden Globes in the past.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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The jury in the civil trial found that the man who restrained McGaff shared 40% of the responsibility.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Initially, fears about the company’s debt load restrained its stock’s performance.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Apprehend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehend. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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