as in internment
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the wildlife refuge raises endangered species in captivity and then releases them into the wild
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Recent Examples of captivity
The birthday celebration was brutally cut short when Ofir was abducted into captivity, where he was murdered.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
These strategies include administering birth control and gathering the animals into captivity and placing them up for sale or adoption.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
By the early 1980s, every condor known to man was whisked away to captivity to save them from extinction.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Rohde was a Pulitzer finalist in 2010 for a five-part New York Times series on his seven-month captivity with the Taliban.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
These strategies include administering birth control and gathering the animals into captivity and placing them up for sale or adoption.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
By the early 1980s, every condor known to man was whisked away to captivity to save them from extinction.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Rohde was a Pulitzer finalist in 2010 for a five-part New York Times series on his seven-month captivity with the Taliban.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for captivity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captivity
Noun
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Decades after the Haradas’ legal victory, the family was forced to leave their home on Lemon Street, and they were sent to a World War II internment camp.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Critiques from the American right, which lament the film’s timely depictions of a police state, immigrant internment camps and leftist revolt, read like ChatGPT essays programmed to write in the voice of Karen.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The charges carry a maximum penalty of 68 months’ imprisonment and $200,000 in fines.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Was Hsieh’s self-imprisonment a statement on mass incarceration or prison reform?—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The mass arrests in 1909 are an early example of police tactics that contribute to the disproportionate incarceration of Black people, a trend that continues today.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kitzing’s brother wrote to them throughout their incarceration, according to historical records.—
Kate Sosin,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Anderson was sentenced to three months in prison and three months of home confinement.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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As the two keepers' accelerating madness batters their already uneasy relationship, the film becomes a phantasmagorical endurance test, with the two antagonistic leads hurling themselves against their tight confinement.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to records, Martínez faced robbery charges in the US, pleaded guilty, and was released on bail before being arrested and sent to a Salvadoran prison.—
Rocio Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Filming without consent in certain circumstances is a Class 5 felony, punishable by up to two and a half years in prison.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Captivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captivity. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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