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
Ryan Johnson,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2026
Ignoring Vertical Space Keeping everything at eye level creates a compressed, horizontal feel that can make a small bathroom seem shorter and more confined.
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Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
23 Apr. 2026
ABC News,
1 July 2026
The suspect planned out his attack, and specifically chose a place that would be confined and populated, Patel said.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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Adjective
Its strength lies in analyzing vast datasets within a confined set of rules and providing recommendations based on observed patterns.
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Ryan Johnson,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2026
Ignoring Vertical Space Keeping everything at eye level creates a compressed, horizontal feel that can make a small bathroom seem shorter and more confined.
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Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
Before that, people with mental illnesses or developmental and intellectual disabilities were largely confined to institutions.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
The suspect planned out his attack, and specifically chose a place that would be confined and populated, Patel said.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
24 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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Assembly Bill 46, carried by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grove, removes a legal standard that restricted courts’ ability to deny diversion.
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The four players on the Heat’s season-ending 15-man standard roster set to enter free agency this summer are Norman Powell (unrestricted free agent), Simone Fontecchio (unrestricted free agent), Jahmir Young (unrestricted free agent) and Johnson (restricted free agent).
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Jail records show that Alcin, Martinez, Cobas and Putney were all denied bond and remained jailed at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
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The 68-year-old former police officer has been jailed repeatedly in China for commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown and failed escape attempts through Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam.
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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 Wyoming, snowfall is expected to be limited mainly to higher elevations, with most mountain areas forecast to pick up around 4 to 6 inches in the same timeframe.
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The South Africans looked dangerous on the counterattack, creating multiple chances, though their shots in the opening minutes were limited to long-range strikes that barely troubled the Canadians.
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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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The goal is to eventually close the island to incarcerated individuals in a decarceration plan, replacing it with four other jails in Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn.
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Caleb Crawford was incarcerated in 2016 after indecently touching his cousin, a 12-year-old girl at the time.
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“Confined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confined. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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