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
Amr Ali after receiving treatment for his hand, which was broken when he was beaten in RSF captivity.
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Mo Abbas, NBC news, 25 May 2025
The alleged victim further stated he had been routinely assaulted during his captivity.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Not much is known about Colleen’s life before her 1977 abduction and subsequent captivity.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 20 May 2025
The first-phase agreement ultimately allowed for the return of 33 hostages in Hamas captivity in exchange for 1,900 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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Mo Abbas, NBC news, 25 May 2025
The alleged victim further stated he had been routinely assaulted during his captivity.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Not much is known about Colleen’s life before her 1977 abduction and subsequent captivity.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 20 May 2025
The first-phase agreement ultimately allowed for the return of 33 hostages in Hamas captivity in exchange for 1,900 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for captivity
Noun
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Another internment site was a cremation vessel that held the remains of three people, two large knives and several other relics associated with central Mexico.—
Kerry Breen
July 10,
CBS News,
10 July 2025
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Ephemeral, at 2301 E. 28th Ave., occupies the former Ben’s Market, a convenience store that was started in the 1940s by a Japanese family released from the World War II-era Japanese internment facility known as Camp Amache, in the town of Granada.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The divorced father of three said he was detained in 2013 following an incarceration for violating probation related to a drug offense.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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This panel will examine mass incarceration through multiple lenses and how the criminal justice system serves as a point of crisis of public health, black wealth building, voter disenfranchisement, and family structure.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Writing becomes an act of containment—not confinement.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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The former president returned to confinement in the Seoul Detention Center about 20 km (12 miles) south of the capital after the decision.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Between 2020 and 2023, 529 people died in general population Tennessee prisons, excluding 162 deaths that occurred in a medical unit prison.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
15 July 2025
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What To Know According to an anonymous source speaking to the Daily Mail, Maxwell, who was convicted in 2022 over her links to Epstein's illicit activities and is serving a 20-year prison sentence, has expressed a willingness to testify before Congress about her experiences.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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“Captivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captivity. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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