detainees

plural of detainee

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Noun
  • The lawsuit lists as defendants the three manufacturers, as well as the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association, a nonprofit trade association accused of facilitating the unfair market practices.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Local Black leaders had called for Tchervinski and any other White people involved to face similar charges as the Black defendants.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Insist that the federal government deploy those resources to get the violent offenders who are killing, assaulting and robbing law-abiding citizens on the city’s South and West sides.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • At the end of every successful criminal prosecution, one question hangs over the heads of offenders, victims and attorneys.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lawmakers in many states have changed the rules in recent decades to protect winners from being targeted by criminals and unscrupulous people asking for money.
    Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Her Eco-Age consultancy, targeted by criminals and forced to close in 2024 after 17 years in business, had advised clients on industry developments, changes to government policies and practical guidance on how to avoid greenwashing.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But over the years, the river had been dammed upstream, drying it up and killing the fish.
    David Gelles, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • All meats are dry-aged on site, but pay attention to the less flashy dishes like the palace potatoes (shockingly crispy potatoe pavé) and the Sicilian Crudo, a trio of tuna, king fish, and king salmon in a pool of herbs.
    Kate Dingwall, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Detainees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainees. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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