as in imprisoned
taken and held prisoner
confined citizens have basic rights under that nation's constitution
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as in restricted
to set bounds or an upper limit for
will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss
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as in jailed
to put in or as if in prison
the accused was confined until the trial could take place
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Recent Examples of confined
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
That makes the technology attractive for confined environments, such as ships and spacecraft, according to the Institute of Mechanics.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
He was confined to a wheelchair.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
In a confined world of discipline, a girl’s quiet longing unfolds through a box of chocolate, where desire and control begin to dissolve.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
That makes the technology attractive for confined environments, such as ships and spacecraft, according to the Institute of Mechanics.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
But advances in wireless power transmission, modular space structures, and orbital manufacturing are steadily bringing ideas once confined to theoretical studies closer to practical testing.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
He was confined to a wheelchair.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confined
Adjective
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Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment in Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son, Duannis Tabaoda.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Feb. 2026
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Those who fly the small, lightweight aircraft of different stripes were restricted for nearly four years from accessing the airport by ground and taking off in their ultralights.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Currently, tipping is restricted to patrons who place orders in-store and at the drive-thru and pay with cash, credit cards, or mobile transactions via Starbucks cards.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kendra was briefly jailed before being released on bond.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ronald Demeo, 63, was jailed last week after a woman reported that she was assaulted while under sedation at his clinic, located at 2801 SW Third Ave.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Kittleson, a reporter specializing in the Middle East, had been taken captive by Kataib Hezbollah, a pro-Iran militia in Iraq, last month.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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James Stockdale was the highest-ranking captive naval officer during the Vietnam War.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Its short half-life, however, required it to be injected several times a day, which limited its appeal as a drug, and the company ran out of funding.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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But Orbán's vetoes have limited EU responses.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Asawa was born in California in 1926, and was one of over a hundred thousand Japanese Americans who were interned during the Second World War.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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Following the German occupation of France at the height of his career, Felsen tried to escape to Switzerland; however, he was caught, arrested and interned in Drancy concentration camp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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These children are more likely to end up incarcerated or on welfare.—
Clarence C. Crawford,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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In May 2014, Caballero was convicted of a second-degree felony involving indecent contact with an 8-year-old female and was incarcerated, according to the Texas Public Sex Offender website.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Confined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confined. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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