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
David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
But even with this extensive network, there still is a need for improvements to address data gaps and enhance the representation of different aquifers, both in confined and unconfined conditions.
—Claire Marks, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
This unusual chemical process is confined chiefly around the comet's head, not its tail.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
In such confined, awkward sites, devised to hold a five-story house, what was important to him?
—David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
But even with this extensive network, there still is a need for improvements to address data gaps and enhance the representation of different aquifers, both in confined and unconfined conditions.
—Claire Marks, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
Verb
McCarthy has discussed the challenges of being away from his family members and his fiancee, Katya Kuropas, as well as mainly being confined to a dorm room.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
This unusual chemical process is confined chiefly around the comet's head, not its tail.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confined
Verb
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Official badges and patches are supposed to be restricted, but counterfeit versions are readily available.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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That changed recently when the FDA restricted the vaccine for those 65 years of age and older, or for younger individuals six months of age and older with an underlying condition that would put them at high risk for severe Covid infection.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Moore previously served as the defense attorney for Louise and David Turpin, the California couple who abused and imprisoned their 13 children and dependent adults in a 'house of horrors' for years.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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South America is buzzing with debates over whether Maduro should be exiled or imprisoned.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Michel Iluz, whose son Guy Iluz was killed while captive in Gaza, shouted into the microphone at the Jerusalem protest, the pain in his voice mounting to a howl.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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Residues of the Barbary lion gene pool might still be found in captive environments.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Private equity more broadly is grappling with a dealmaking drought that has limited institutional investors’ ability to realize returns and access cash.—
Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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There’s only a small chance for showers or storms, and any rain will be mainly limited to areas southwest of a line from Olathe to Butler, the weather service said in its forecast discussion.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Atlanta rapper was jailed from May 9, 2022, through October 31, 2024, and in the past week, several of his alleged phone conversations have been released to the public through social media.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Acosta Peña joined a group of seventeen Venezuelan women, some of whom had been jailed for more than six months.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From January 2015 until August 2016, Cawthorn interned for Meadows.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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In fact, many of the technical experts working on eVTOL in the Bay Area either previously worked at or interned in the NASA or Army rotorcraft R&D groups at Moffett Field.—
Mike Hirschberg,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Young Thug has been at the center of controversy over the past several days, as recordings of jailhouse calls made while he was incarcerated during the YSL trial have leaked online.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The series, made by Adolescence producer Warp Films, follows Matthew Gurney as a Deaf man returning to society after ten years incarcerated.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Confined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confined. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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