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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
Cortez Morehead, 27, pleaded guilty in documents filed March 30 to feticide and criminal confinement, both Level 3 felonies.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Chavez, who once ran a ketamine clinic, pleaded guilty in October 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and was sentenced to eight months home confinement in December 2025.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
That law, approved by 77% of Bay State voters back in 2016, bans the in-state sale of products derived from animals raised in extreme confinement.
—John Cleveland, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The Denver District Attorney's Office said prosecutors asked for a $100,000 cash-only bond, but the judge set a $75,000 cash/property/surety bond, with maximum home confinement, GPS monitoring, and firearms relinquishment.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Chavez, who once ran a ketamine clinic, pleaded guilty in October 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and was sentenced to eight months home confinement in December 2025.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
That law, approved by 77% of Bay State voters back in 2016, bans the in-state sale of products derived from animals raised in extreme confinement.
—John Cleveland, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The Denver District Attorney's Office said prosecutors asked for a $100,000 cash-only bond, but the judge set a $75,000 cash/property/surety bond, with maximum home confinement, GPS monitoring, and firearms relinquishment.
—Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confinement
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Neukgu, born in captivity in 2024, is part of a breeding program to bring up the numbers of the Korean wolf, which is considered extinct in the wild.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Kids — and even adults — plied me with questions about what happened during those three long days of captivity.—
Midsi Sanchez,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Federal education funds, by law, come with mandates and restrictions.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Between parking restrictions and road closures, Boston is encouraging Marathon Monday visitors to walk, bike, take the T — anything but drive — to watch the runners or attend the day’s festivities.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
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Season 5 begins with Hughie, Frenchie (Tomer Capone) and Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso) imprisoned in one of Vought’s internment camps, with Homelander set to execute them.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Some like Sarkar equated a detention center in Dublin to the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II or to the Jewish concentration camps of Nazi Germany.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Though many have since been released, the region remains under tight control, with strict limitations on religious and cultural practices.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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What started as a temporary outdoor steakhouse in an open lot in Little River during the pandemic, was reborn as a magnificent 220-seat indoor-outdoor restaurant that is no longer subject to the whims of weather and the limitations of an outdoor kitchen.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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There are countless cases in which federal courts found harsh and inadequate conditions of imprisonment that violate the Constitution.—
Erwin Chemerinsky,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Tarrio was notably sentenced to the longest term of imprisonment among all of the nearly 1,600 individuals charged in connection with the attack.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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More than 700 defendants completed their sentences or did not receive sentences of incarceration.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Tracie Bernardi Guzman, founder of Reentry Solutions CT, an organization that supports individuals returning from incarceration, said relationships and mentorship are important from the first day girls enter the system.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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Householder is serving a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2023 of orchestrating the scheme, which FirstEnergy has admitted to underwriting.—
Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Ware is being held at the Clay County Detention Center while awaiting trial, and his escape resulted in an additional charge of felony prison breach and escape, jail records show.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confinement. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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