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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
Aurora City Councilman Rob Andrews pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol in Arapahoe County District Court on Tuesday and was sentenced to home confinement, probation and community service.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
He was acquitted of two counts of criminal confinement.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Chavez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and was sentenced to eight months of home confinement in December 2025.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 May 2026
The second of two former doctors convicted in Perry’s death, Chavez was handed a sentence of eight months of home confinement and ordered to perform 300 hours of community service.
—City News Service, Daily News, 27 May 2026
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
He was acquitted of two counts of criminal confinement.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Chavez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and was sentenced to eight months of home confinement in December 2025.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 May 2026
The second of two former doctors convicted in Perry’s death, Chavez was handed a sentence of eight months of home confinement and ordered to perform 300 hours of community service.
—City News Service, Daily News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confinement
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In conservation circles, the technique is known as headstarting — raise an animal in captivity, release it in the wild.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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The critic drew a parallel to Passengers and The Stepford Wives in noting that the horror of Bear’s wish is ultimately a form of captivity that the film occasionally risks framing as a romance complication rather than a moral catastrophe.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The legislature is currently considering a bill that would put more restrictions on data centers.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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Hotel accommodations are subject to availability, blackout dates, and confirmation of reservations, and may be subject to additional terms, conditions, restrictions, and limitations imposed by the hotel.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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But with Questions 27 & 28, Yamashita is not just seeking to interpret the loyalty debate, and perhaps the experience of internment, by writing fiction about it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Tursun, 36, told us that her newborn son — one of triplets — had been killed by the Chinese Communist Party and that she was tortured in internment camps.—
Michael Arkush,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2026
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The Reddit dataset has limitations since the user base skews younger and male, but the signal aligns with what clinicians have been describing for years.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Robotic grid guardians Power utilities in southwestern China are using robotic snakes to inspect power lines, showcasing a new approach to infrastructure monitoring in environments where drones face limitations.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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In the weeks leading up to his imprisonment, Abu Safiya fought to maintain his composure as Israeli forces surrounded the hospital, releasing grainy video dispatches from the facility under siege.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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During the earlier dictatorship, Kim survived imprisonment and at least one attempt to kill him.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Judge Nicole Hopps last month increased his minimum term of incarceration to 60 years after granting his request to correct the erroneous sentence.—
Tom Olsen,
Twin Cities,
8 June 2026
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After the podcast fans brought the case to the attention of Odessa, Texas, police chief Michael Gerke (the podcast listener’s father), Reyos was exonerated in 2023 and awarded $80,000 per year of his incarceration by the state of Texas, amounting to almost $2 million.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 June 2026
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Tlaib, Pohutsky and more than 30 other current and former lawmakers last month signed a letter demanding that Washington resign, citing concerns about the conditions in state prisons and recent inmate deaths.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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On Monday, the killer, a Sikh man, was sentenced to life in prison over the knife attack last December.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confinement. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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