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
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The male driver, identified as 25-year-old Tajhae Darden, ran from the scene and was apprehended by a police officer on a motorcycle about two minutes after the collision.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Among the new suspects apprehended is a man believed to have been part of the four-person gang that carried out the heist, Laure Beccuau told French radio RTL.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
According to the Paris prosecutor, authorities apprehended one suspect at Charles de Gaulle Airport on Saturday night.
—NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Between 2013 and 2014, the number of unaccompanied children apprehended at the border increased nearly 80%, from 38,759 in fiscal year 2013 to 68,541 in fiscal year 2014.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2000, Tucker was apprehended and sentenced to 13 years in prison at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
Hennie said the person was apprehended without incident.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2025
Imperiale was apprehended in 2021 and later deported to Italy, where he is now incarcerated.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
After throwing the sandwich, Dunn ran off but was apprehended about a block away.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The male driver, identified as 25-year-old Tajhae Darden, ran from the scene and was apprehended by a police officer on a motorcycle about two minutes after the collision.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Among the new suspects apprehended is a man believed to have been part of the four-person gang that carried out the heist, Laure Beccuau told French radio RTL.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
According to the Paris prosecutor, authorities apprehended one suspect at Charles de Gaulle Airport on Saturday night.
—NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Between 2013 and 2014, the number of unaccompanied children apprehended at the border increased nearly 80%, from 38,759 in fiscal year 2013 to 68,541 in fiscal year 2014.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2000, Tucker was apprehended and sentenced to 13 years in prison at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
Hennie said the person was apprehended without incident.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2025
Imperiale was apprehended in 2021 and later deported to Italy, where he is now incarcerated.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehended
Verb
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Helm is understood to be a feature, a concept.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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By freezing and visualizing what happens in the developer, the team turned a long-unsolved, guesswork-heavy process into one that can be seen, understood, and controlled.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Also on Wednesday, a daycare employee was arrested outside of her workplace in Chicago.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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That’s when he was arrested at a Motel 6 outside Orlando, jailed and charged with grand theft for failing to return a rental car in Broward County.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Trump’s decision to commute Santos’ sentence came after multiple friends and allies of the imprisoned ex-politician made appeals for his clemency, a senior White House official told NBC News on Friday evening.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The president worked with Gifford Pinchot—the US Forest Service’s first leader—on a publicity campaign in this realm, and came to appoint a commission in 1903 that held public hearings and investigations the president knew would grab headlines.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Not the loss of titles, or the connections to Jeffrey Epstein, and of course, not how long the royal family knew about it without doing anything.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 Nov. 2025
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The militants have seized large amounts of weaponry from government forces and demonstrated their ability to use drones, says the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), which analyzes terrorist groups.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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In 2014, after Russia seized Crimea, President Obama imposed sanctions on the individuals and groups responsible for the aggression.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rashida tells Pooro of a longstanding rivalry between their families—his aunt was similarly held captive by Pooro’s uncle.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Nine deer from a captive cervid facility in Breckinridge County also previously tested positive for CWD, with one in October 2024 and eight in August 2025.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Combined with the numbers injured, detained or tortured, at least one percent of the Strip’s population suffered first-hand from Israeli violence during the first occupation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Arrests of the 37- and 38-year-old come nearly a week after two others charged for the robbery were detained.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The meeting was widely attended by investment firms, hedge funds, and others interested in future business in Venezuela, said Rafael de la Cruz, the director of the US office of Machado and Edmundo González Urritia, who is recognized by the US as the winner of the last Venezuelan election.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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These refugees were overwhelmingly keen to return to their old homes—a right recognized by the UN in General Assembly Resolution 194 but continuously denied by Israel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Apprehended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehended. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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