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
Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
The consequences of this conflict will not remain confined to a divide between regime supporters and opponents.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 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
She was detained less than a week after Khalil and flown to a detention center in Texas, court documents show, where she’s now been confined for close to a year.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
The consequences of this conflict will not remain confined to a divide between regime supporters and opponents.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confined
Adjective
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Foro Penal, which keeps tabs on imprisoned dissidents and regime opponents, estimates that nearly 400 detainees will not benefit, noting the law covers only a 13-year period of the 27 years of Chavismo.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
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But after reopening with a stylish, colorful new interior, Calle 75 shuttered its dining room weeks later and restricted public access to the takeout window.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Their phones are monitored, their public speech is restricted, and even private communications can be scrutinized.—
Christina Macfarlane,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Other travelers have been burned, gored or even jailed after breaking park safety rules.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Valizadeh is among at least 15 reporters currently jailed in Iran, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.—
Philip Marcelo,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Hezbollah, though significantly degraded by Israeli operations in 2024, had spent decades holding Lebanon captive as an armed state within a state.—
Andrew Ghalili,
Boston Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
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Condors were brought back from the brink of extinction in the early 1980s through captive breeding programs.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The defense limited the number of serious chances presented to Granite Hills, and the offense did a good job of applying pressure.—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
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Richtman, who has been limited by injury in his training cycle leading up to this race, dropped out before the halfway point.—
John Davis,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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One of them was Jon Ossoff, a millennial who had once interned for Congressman John Lewis.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
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But during the summer between high school and her freshman year at the California Institute of Technology, Ma interned at Livermore, sitting in front of a computer for eight hours a day in a fruitless search for new planets somewhere between Saturn and Uranus.—
Frances Stead Sellers,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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Investigators said Edwin Wylie-Biggs, 44, who was already incarcerated at the jail, coordinated with people outside the facility to arrange the delivery of narcotics.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Meyer suggested that people facing decades in prison may be motivated to change for the better while incarcerated in order to earn a sentence reduction, and said the state could see longer-term savings in prison costs.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Confined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confined. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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