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
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
And some experts worry that as measles continues to appear in confined environments—such as, recently, an ICE facility in Texas—adequate infection-prevention measures will too frequently fall short.
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Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
Jesse Dorris,
Architectural Digest,
23 June 2026
Meanwhile, Focus — Universal’s scrappy art-house and genre division — confined its prerelease awareness push for Obsession to social-media and viral marketing strategies including mall holograms and the sale of cult merch (the film’s One Wish Willow).
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Chris Lee,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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Adjective
Diners are there to enjoy a nice, relaxing meal, but some dogs, especially very large dogs or multiple dogs, can be a handful in small, confined spaces.
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Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
And some experts worry that as measles continues to appear in confined environments—such as, recently, an ICE facility in Texas—adequate infection-prevention measures will too frequently fall short.
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Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
Whether that area is confined to a city balcony or a modest suburban backyard, clever planning, smart planting, and flexible design can craft a multipurpose garden.
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Jesse Dorris,
Architectural Digest,
23 June 2026
Meanwhile, Focus — Universal’s scrappy art-house and genre division — confined its prerelease awareness push for Obsession to social-media and viral marketing strategies including mall holograms and the sale of cult merch (the film’s One Wish Willow).
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Chris Lee,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confined
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Fujimori, the daughter of a disgraced former president, and Sánchez, an ally of an imprisoned ex-president, beat 33 other candidates in the initial vote in April, but neither earned even 20% of support.
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Fujimori, daughter of a disgraced former president, and Sánchez, an ally of an imprisoned ex-president, were on the runoff’s ballot after beating 33 other candidates in the vote in April, but neither earned even 20% of support.
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Utah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States' largest wildfire expanded its reach across more tinder-dry forest, as crews rush to fight new blazes in the arid state.
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Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix, Google noted in its blog.
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Catis was jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to distribute nitazenes.
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In December 2020, prosecutors in Caddo Parish, in northwest Louisiana, dropped rape and kidnapping charges that had kept him jailed for 18 months, which stemmed from a 2016 accusation.
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On Sunday, deputies got a 911 call from a teenage girl saying she was being held captive.
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In 1839, 53 captive Mende people taken from Sierra Leone revolted aboard the Spanish ship La Amistad, diverting the ship from its original destination of Cuba toward the Northeast.
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In short, substrate independence is the notion that mind and consciousness need not be limited exclusively to biological brains.
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The plan called for the faculty of any one school to be limited to no more than 75% Black or 75% white teachers.
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Truell, a New York City native, interned at Google, while Sanger, a member of MIT’s squash team, interned at Bridgewater Associates.
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Jorcius’ younger brother interned at Blue Swan Boulders, a rock-climbing gym in downtown Orlando.
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Bailee was born when Jelly Roll was 23 and incarcerated for drug dealing.
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Others incarcerated at Aliceville were facing life-threatening health conditions, and made to navigate the same dead-end bureaucracy.
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“Confined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confined. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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