coprisoner

noun

Definition of coprisonernext
as in prisoner

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  1. prisoner
  2. capture
  3. captive
Noun
  • Commuting the death sentences of all 548 state prisoners awaiting execution pushes the bounds of his authority once again.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In July, Florida executed two prisoners on the same day, the first double execution by a single state in nearly a decade.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of prisoner
Noun
  • Awards should turn on academic quality, open inquiry, and credible protections against ideological capture.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • This version, made with pumpkin instead of chocolate, captures that fall pumpkin-pie-spice feeling.
    — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of capture
Noun
  • Jacob and the Reacher-Green duo are once again captives, being (separately) driven to remote spots for execution.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In a video widely shared on social media on Monday, a voice threatened to execute the captives if security operations against them continued.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of captive
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“Coprisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coprisoner. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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