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
Gladys Carrión, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
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
Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 May 2026
While most industrial robots are confined to repetitive, pre-programmed scripts, these advanced systems are designed to learn and adapt on the go.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
New York State now has six months to develop a plan to comply with a recent class action settlement addressing the lack of adequate mental health services for confined youth.
—Gladys Carrión, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
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
Verb
About 150 passengers — 17 of them Americans — and crew remain onboard, confined to quarters, while public health authorities try to determine the source of the infection.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 5 May 2026
While most industrial robots are confined to repetitive, pre-programmed scripts, these advanced systems are designed to learn and adapt on the go.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confined
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Throughout the series, Creasy is operating under the intel that the FRP, an extremist organization in Brazil, and its imprisoned leader, Ferraz, are behind the bombing of the high-rise.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment in Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son, Duannis Tabaoda.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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In January, the company restricted its chat feature to users who completed its age-check verification.—
Lola Murti,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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His ride-hailing service, E-Z Pedicabs, was barred from traveling there by a city ordinance that restricted certain kinds of transportation in the area.—
Dylan Lysen
May 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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Iranian American actor Anthony Azizi says the continuing Middle East conflict has sparked rising persecution of Iran’s Baha’i minority, including its members being jailed and tortured under the threat of execution.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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Limon’s roommate, Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh, 26, was taken into custody the same day has been jailed since then, facing two charges of first-degree murder.—
Mike Schneider,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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One theory for how the disease is spread is through captive cervid farms that house deer, elk, or moose in large quantities.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, thanks to efforts to reintroduce captive piping plovers into the wild and conserve their natural habitat, their local numbers have seen a resurgence.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Because of this, the bill’s effect on voter participation would have been limited.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
3 May 2026
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When public testimony was taken, the House limited some speakers to less than one minute.—
Jon Harris Maurer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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In the summers, from 2022 to 2024, Skylar interned with her dad’s former team as part of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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More than two dozen EBC students interned last summer with the public schools as teacher aides.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The agency also confirmed that Williams was transferred out of the Washington Corrections Center for Women last October and is incarcerated at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Through thoughtful letters from prison, an anarchist incarcerated since 1980 reflects on his radical past.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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“Confined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confined. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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