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as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
some wild animals take to confinement very poorly
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as in restriction
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries
the confinement of commercial development to one stretch of roadway is intended to help preserve the town's rural character
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Recent Examples of confinement
But, during the final moments of Joe Biden’s Presidential Administration, Biden commuted Peltier’s sentence to home confinement.
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Nick Estes, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
Alcatraz prison embodied terror, isolation and despair, where hardened criminals faced relentless confinement on a desolate rock surrounded by icy, inescapable waters.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
The central function of the judiciary, in all places, is the protection of individuals against arbitrary confinement by the executive.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2025
Lately there have been major advances in inertial fusion at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, but magnetic confinement promises, through CFS leadership, to be the first commercial plant.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Nick Estes, New Yorker, 26 June 2025
Alcatraz prison embodied terror, isolation and despair, where hardened criminals faced relentless confinement on a desolate rock surrounded by icy, inescapable waters.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
The central function of the judiciary, in all places, is the protection of individuals against arbitrary confinement by the executive.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2025
Lately there have been major advances in inertial fusion at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, but magnetic confinement promises, through CFS leadership, to be the first commercial plant.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confinement
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At least 20 living hostages are believed to still remain in Hamas captivity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 July 2025
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Zelensky said most of the Ukrainians had been in Russian captivity since 2022.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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Justice Department stopped defending federal handgun rule In a move alarming to groups working to prevent gun violence, the DOJ declined to continue to defend a federal law setting 21 as the minimum age to own a handgun after an appeals court ruled the restriction unconstitutional.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Many of these same countries impose significant restrictions on pharmaceuticals and medical devices, products the manufacture of which the United States excels.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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The restaurant, located at 810 1/2 E. 31st St., was opened in 1951 by Paul and Kitty Kawakami, a Japanese-American couple who was confined in a California internment camp during World War II despite both being born in the U.S., according to The Star’s archives.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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Her grandfather, along with other family members, was imprisoned during World War II in the Japanese internment camps, losing the family farm in the process.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
23 July 2025
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This can result in compromises on certain ideas and slower development as your team contends with the platform's limitations.—
Andrii Kovalchuk,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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This is especially relevant for those who can't upgrade to Windows 11 due to hardware limitations.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 July 2025
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The impact of their monthslong incarceration extended beyond them.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
23 July 2025
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As alarming as this situation is, the toxic brew of brutal incarceration, migrant abuse, and private interests has a deep, dark history in Florida.—
Time,
Time,
17 July 2025
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What To Know According to an anonymous source speaking to the Daily Mail, Maxwell, who was convicted in 2022 over her links to Epstein's illicit activities and is serving a 20-year prison sentence, has expressed a willingness to testify before Congress about her experiences.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Based on true events, the Gorgona Island prison, 34 miles off the Pacific coast, was once one of the most brutal of tropical penitentiary for murderers, rapists and political prisoners, notorious for its use of torture.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confinement. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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