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as in seizes
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
the inept robber was promptly arrested by the off-duty policeman he had tried to hold up
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as in stops
to bring (something) to a standstill
cryogenics is based on the idea that extreme cold can almost arrest molecular motion
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as in enchants
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the sight of the daredevil walking a tightrope between high-rises arrested area pedestrians and motorists alike
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as in raids
the act of taking into one's control by authority of law
there have been only two arrests for driving while intoxicated in the county in the last six months
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as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
"hemostasis" is the technical term for arrest of bleeding
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Recent Examples of arrests
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
Devlin throws a punch at Stone when the chief arrests him for drunken driving.
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Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
The horrid image in the news of a column of smoke rising above the city of Tehran — an abyss of darkness against the gray sky — arrests my attention.
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Babak Rahimi,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
The Department of Damage Control arrests Trevor.
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Jp Mangalindan,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
The sheer scale of an estate for sale in San Francisco’s tony Pacific Heights neighborhood — a residence spanning 26,000 square feet, or the equivalent of 10 average homes — arrests the imagination.
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David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Bascombe is the one who arrests Jamie Miller (Cooper) under suspicion of murder.
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Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Police officer Hugo Crussi (Vogrincic) traces the voice to a young preacher, Jonas Flores (Zurita), and arrests him.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
In addition to the 28 arrests, eight parents were cited for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, police said.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
5 July 2026
Officers made multiple arrests throughout the night unrelated to the shooting, Winstrom said.
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Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
No arrests have been made in connection with the incident at this time, per ABC News, NBC New York and Reuters.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
Affidavits supporting the Johnsons’ arrests were not immediately available Friday evening.
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Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 July 2026
There were also six arrests for driving under the influence and 73 motor vehicle crashes, including five that involved injuries, state police said.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 July 2026
The two have been involved in several legal issues, including arrests for fraud and burglary.
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Maggie Fremont,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 July 2026
Last year, in a meeting with senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, White House and senior Department of Homeland Security officials urged a goal of 3,000 arrests per day, a source familiar told ABC News.
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Luke Barr,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Verb
Keith arrests our thinking, and cons us into suppressing our critical faculties with the same kind of internalized surveillance that philosopher Michel Foucault broke down to describe a prison’s use of the panopticon in Discipline and Punish.
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Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
Devlin throws a punch at Stone when the chief arrests him for drunken driving.
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Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
The horrid image in the news of a column of smoke rising above the city of Tehran — an abyss of darkness against the gray sky — arrests my attention.
—
Babak Rahimi,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
The Department of Damage Control arrests Trevor.
—
Jp Mangalindan,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
The sheer scale of an estate for sale in San Francisco’s tony Pacific Heights neighborhood — a residence spanning 26,000 square feet, or the equivalent of 10 average homes — arrests the imagination.
—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Bascombe is the one who arrests Jamie Miller (Cooper) under suspicion of murder.
—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Police officer Hugo Crussi (Vogrincic) traces the voice to a young preacher, Jonas Flores (Zurita), and arrests him.
—
Anna Marie De La Fuente,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
No arrests have been announced, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
In addition to the 28 arrests, eight parents were cited for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, police said.
—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
5 July 2026
Officers made multiple arrests throughout the night unrelated to the shooting, Winstrom said.
—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
No arrests have been made in connection with the incident at this time, per ABC News, NBC New York and Reuters.
—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
5 July 2026
Affidavits supporting the Johnsons’ arrests were not immediately available Friday evening.
—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 July 2026
There were also six arrests for driving under the influence and 73 motor vehicle crashes, including five that involved injuries, state police said.
—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 July 2026
The two have been involved in several legal issues, including arrests for fraud and burglary.
—
Maggie Fremont,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 July 2026
Last year, in a meeting with senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, White House and senior Department of Homeland Security officials urged a goal of 3,000 arrests per day, a source familiar told ABC News.
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Luke Barr,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrests
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Trump seizes America’s 250th-birthday spotlight, headlining the Great American State Fair, hosting a UFC bout at the White House and promoting new passports, $250 bills and coins bearing his image.
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Ellie brings up the salad and seizes the opportunity to take credit for her part in making lunch.
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Santorini stops being only a view and starts behaving like a place again.
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Workforce needs, customer expectations, and business conditions evolve, and leaders have to be willing to adjust if the model stops delivering results.
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Allegheny National Forest, just around 90 minutes from Erie, Pennsylvania, enchants with rolling peaks that reflect off calm, paddle-friendly waterways.
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Ella has shades of Holly Hunter's intense, workaholic producer Jane from Brooks' 1987 masterpiece Broadcast News, the smartest person in any room who both exhausts and enchants everyone around her.
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After Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles, several people filed a lawsuit in July 2025 alleging authorities questioned them without justification.
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The raids were part of Operation Broken Blade, a federal crackdown on activity along the Figueroa corridor.
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Temporary cessations of hostility, but no permanent closing of the moral and social divide between debtor and creditor, and no giving up on the thought that some lives matter more than others.
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John Early, as anyone encountering his work soon apprehends, chooses the latter.
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Though the team immediately apprehends a suspect, the Marshals end up taking criticism from both sides.
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The countywide legislation halts zoning and permitting processes for data centers and BESS sites in unincorporated areas of Jackson County for 180 days, which sponsor Sean Smith and other legislators have said will create time for the county to set more detailed permanent land use policies.
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But the publishing machine never quite halts, and the coming months do star a (smaller) collection of exciting new releases.
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There is something magical about a firefly that fascinates young and old alike.
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There is something about the play Harvey that fascinates me, especially for right now.
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“Arrests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrests. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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