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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
The Save Our Bacon Act would negate California’s Proposition 12 and forbid states from making laws regarding animal confinement, according to a Harvard analysis.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
He was sentenced to 20 months in prison but served some of that time on home confinement.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Minkler said Brady should consider three years probation or probation and home confinement instead of prison time.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Lira was sentenced to four months in federal prison and four months of home confinement and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.
—City News Service, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
He was sentenced to 20 months in prison but served some of that time on home confinement.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Minkler said Brady should consider three years probation or probation and home confinement instead of prison time.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
Lira was sentenced to four months in federal prison and four months of home confinement and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.
—City News Service, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confinement
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In 2021, France banned whale and dolphin captivity and all of the animals must be moved by December 2026.—
Valerie Greene,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s first act of war against us was the 1979 seizure of the embassy in Tehran and the humiliating 444-day captivity of American diplomats.—
Elan Journo,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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Adam Schwartz, privacy litigation director with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said California lawmakers created the restrictions to ensure stronger safeguards over how the data is used.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Southern towns roll out alcohol bans and new restrictions.—
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FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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His family moved to Reno, Nevada, to avoid the Japanese internment during World War II.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Walz ordered the flags to fly at half-staff immediately until sunset on the day of Amor's internment.—
Riley Moser,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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There are plenty of free VPN offerings on the market, but most come with strict usage limitations, and some compromise on data privacy.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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This time, Petzold addresses its limitations.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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In Acts, the disciple Paul endures several imprisonments, turning to God for strength and divine intervention.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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In Ghana, also in West Africa, lawmakers are reviving a similar bill that seeks to impose up to three years of imprisonment for identifying as LGBTQ, with advocates facing potential sentences of up to 10 years.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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The housekeeper was already in a drug court program as an alternative to incarceration on other charges when authorities arrested her in connection with the Richins case, investigators said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, Connecticut continues to pursue criminal justice reforms aimed at reducing incarceration and expanding diversionary opportunities for offenders.—
Keith Wortz,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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The attack on the Michigan synagogue took place on the same day as a former Army National Guard member who served years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State group opened fire on a classroom at Old Dominion University in Virginia, killing one person and wounding two others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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The pair are believed to have been found guilty in an Iranian court of spying on behalf of both France and Israel and given long prison sentences, according to the BBC.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confinement. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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