as in arrested
taken and held prisoner
an apprehended crime lord who can easily post the million-dollar bail
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as in understood
to have a clear idea of
do you apprehend the importance of this discovery?
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as in seized
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 apprehended
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Jail records obtained by Monterey Bay area news station KSBW indicate that he was apprehended at Disney World.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Rodriguez was apprehended in Pennsylvania, and the DA said he'll be extradited to New York City next week, also for second-degree murder and other charges.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
As the car came to a stop, two suspects fled, but they were chased down by officers and apprehended.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Police officers then apprehended Grier and the 16-year-old girl, and recovered the gun.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The man was arrested after being apprehended while wandering through Minaj's backyard on Wednesday morning, an officer with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department's Hidden Hills station confirmed.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Hitler escaped arrest but was apprehended 2 days later and found guilty after a 24-day trial.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, is the largest family immigration detention facility in the United States, built to house women and children apprehended at the southern border.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
Yan was apprehended on the same date and has been detained since her arrest, according to court records.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Jail records obtained by Monterey Bay area news station KSBW indicate that he was apprehended at Disney World.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Rodriguez was apprehended in Pennsylvania, and the DA said he'll be extradited to New York City next week, also for second-degree murder and other charges.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
As the car came to a stop, two suspects fled, but they were chased down by officers and apprehended.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Police officers then apprehended Grier and the 16-year-old girl, and recovered the gun.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The man was arrested after being apprehended while wandering through Minaj's backyard on Wednesday morning, an officer with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department's Hidden Hills station confirmed.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Hitler escaped arrest but was apprehended 2 days later and found guilty after a 24-day trial.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, is the largest family immigration detention facility in the United States, built to house women and children apprehended at the southern border.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehended
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But if justice is to be understood as fairness, as per Rawls’s scheme, ignorance is the key concept.—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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At the time, disability wasn't understood as a civil rights issue.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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He gets arrested for shoplifting.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Riverside County Sheriff's Office arrested two teens for allegedly killing a 16-year-old last year.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment in Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son, Duannis Tabaoda.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The state knew the problem was extensive, but wasn’t sure where the leaks were.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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What is particularly devastating about the Polygon’s story is that Soviet state institutions knew about the health impacts of radiation exposure early on.—
Magdalena Stawkowski,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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Until this week, Newsom had held back from responding to Bianco’s controversial investigation into voter fraud, in which the Sheriff’s Department seized thousands of ballots in Riverside County.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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An email from Chee’s attorney, Sam O’Keefe, sent in June of last year proposed that Devastating Pyrotechnics be allowed to remove 3,600 cases of fireworks seized in Southern California, according to Sacramento Bee reporting.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Kittleson, a reporter specializing in the Middle East, had been taken captive by Kataib Hezbollah, a pro-Iran militia in Iraq, last month.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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James Stockdale was the highest-ranking captive naval officer during the Vietnam War.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The company expects a little more of an impact in its Q2, but Cook said it’s fully comprehended in the above Street outlook of 48% to 49%.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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In early February, Elora Mukherjee, who runs one of the country’s leading immigrants’-rights clinics, at Columbia Law School, told me about a client of hers who was detained in South Texas.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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An average of about 63,000 people were detained each day in March, ICE reported, compared to about 72,000 in January.—
Julia Ingram,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Apprehended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehended. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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