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- the captive soldiers were treated humanely by the guards
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- the captives in the concentration camp had devised a daring plan of escape
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“Captive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captive. Accessed 20 May. 2022.
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