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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
Federal prosecutors are recommending Claustro serve time in home confinement, rather than prison, along with probation.
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Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Her daughters are struggling with the confinement.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
While often seen as a nuisance that reduces confinement, this new research suggests they can be used as a control mechanism.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Thurston was sentenced in November to 18 months in prison, plus a year of home confinement.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
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Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Her daughters are struggling with the confinement.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
While often seen as a nuisance that reduces confinement, this new research suggests they can be used as a control mechanism.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Thurston was sentenced in November to 18 months in prison, plus a year of home confinement.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confinement
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The denial aligned with Canada’s 2019 ban on whale and dolphin captivity, though Marineland’s animals were exempt under grandfathering provisions.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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That is consistent with a 2019 law that banned whale and dolphin captivity, though Marineland's animals were grandfathered in.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Joining him in the back-to-back restriction club was Al Horford, who has played well recently and scored in double figures in three of his last four games.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Quayle said that partially because of new restrictions on Newark flying, United will have aircraft available.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Lillian Greenhut's late husband, Kurt Greenhut, was a child Holocaust survivor who endured internment in a concentration camp.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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People living in Washington, Oregon, California, and Arizona were forced to leave their homes and property and were sent to 10 internment camps in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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The study, which was published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, had several limitations, the researchers acknowledged.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Experts say another common and often overlooked limitation of anticoagulants is that even with the newer generation of the drugs, doctors need to take care to prescribe the appropriate drug and dose for a patient.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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He is charged with grand larceny, kidnapping, unauthorized use of a vehicle and unlawful imprisonment, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Bukele brought murder rates in El Salvador to historic lows through a gargantuan imprisonment campaign and police crackdown, but faces numerous allegations of human rights violations, especially regarding his notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT).—
Djenane Villanueva,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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His lawyers also stressed the difficult conditions behind bars for Stanley since his incarceration for this crime.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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But in the invisibly sculpting hands of Swiss director Petra Volpe and the exquisite performances of two first-rate actors, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan, Frank & Louis is an uncommonly tender incarceration drama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Oscar Wilde was not the only Irishman locked up in an English prison to draw Proust’s attention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Nguyen pleaded guilty last year to a felony charge and multiple misdemeanors and is now serving a seven-year prison sentence, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confinement. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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