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
James Barron, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The most conspicuous example is the open-air winter sculpture garden at the center of the residence, an intimate, confined courtyard that allows art and nature to coalesce.
—Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Following the July announcement, speculation was rampant regarding CBS’s decision and it was not confined to Reddit threads and other areas of online discourse.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
And a subway car is a confined space where there may be no easy way to escape danger.
—James Barron, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The most conspicuous example is the open-air winter sculpture garden at the center of the residence, an intimate, confined courtyard that allows art and nature to coalesce.
—Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
Evidence in court is confined to a single case file.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Following the July announcement, speculation was rampant regarding CBS’s decision and it was not confined to Reddit threads and other areas of online discourse.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confined
Adjective
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Trump’s decision to commute Santos’ sentence came after multiple friends and allies of the imprisoned ex-politician made appeals for his clemency, a senior White House official told NBC News on Friday evening.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The president of the Miss Universe Organization, Raúl Rocha, also criticized the Thai businessman and restricted him from participating in further activities.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Some visual flight approaches will be restricted at busy facilities with low staffing, according to the agency.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the aftermath of her refusal, Davis was jailed for acting in contempt of court and lost her clerk re-election.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Nov. 2025
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The list does not include Tina Peters, a Colorado election clerk who was convicted of tampering with voting machines in the 2020 presidential election, and jailed for nine years.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Time captive within the grand edifices of the past, parading on the stage of memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Much of the film’s drama then ensues inside Teddy and Don’s basement like a pseudo chamber piece as captor and captive face off in a battle of wits, logic and strange faith that blurs the lines between divisive politics, conspiracy and cosmic truth.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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New Delhi’s support enabled Hasina to undermine democratic institutions, politicize the judiciary and Election Commission, and enforce repressive laws such as the Digital Security Act, which limited free speech online and allowed arbitrary arrests and detentions of opponents of the regime.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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For most people, the impacts will be limited to breathtaking skies, not power outages.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Connease Warren, an Indiana native who interned at the Free Press in 2008, is vacationing in Ocho Rios on the northern central coast.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Like LaSota, a computer engineer from Fairbanks, Alaska, several Zizians worked or interned at technology behemoths, such as Google, Oracle, and NASA.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
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Private-equity firms are deeply embedded in the disaster-recovery industry, sometimes relying on the low-wage labor of immigrants and incarcerated people in order to provide reconstruction services at cut rates.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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Her co-conspirators also remain incarcerated.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Confined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confined. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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