gulag

noun

Definition of gulagnext
as in prison

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Recent Examples of gulag The roots of Soviet and post-Soviet homophobia lie not in religion, but in the legacy of the Soviet gulag—where being homosexual was considered the worst thing that could befall a man. — Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026 The cast fragmented, with the Byers family and El trying to start over in California while Hopper languished in a tonally dissonant Soviet gulag, as though the Duffers didn’t realize that what people loved most about Stranger Things was its grounding in Hawkins. — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 2025 Stalin sent millions to the gulags, where many of them died from disease. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 26 Dec. 2025 Many thousands of scientists were killed or sent to the gulag, where a significant percentage died. — Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gulag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulag
  1. prison
  2. penitentiary
  3. jail
  4. stalag
  5. jailhouse
  6. stockade
  7. prison camp
  8. lockup
Noun
  • The rapper, born Kentrell Gaulden, was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison with credit for time served dating back to at least May 2024.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Clancy, who has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder, could face life in prison if convicted.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of prison
Noun
  • Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez, 70, is set to die by lethal injection at the state’s penitentiary in rural McAlester.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • One of her clients has gone MIA from the state penitentiary – but how can a man go missing in prison?
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of penitentiary
Noun
  • Children taken into state care because the parents are sitting in jail unconvicted.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The ex-wife of Detroit rapper Eminem was sent to jail on Thursday after there were multiple bond violations, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of jail
Noun
  • German shepherds seemed to patrol every yard, as if guarding some suburban stalag.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Feb. 2026
  • To keep captive spirits up in the stalag, the prisoners staged makeshift plays.
    — ROBERT D. McFADDEN, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2017
Definition of stalag
Noun
  • Disturbing jailhouse conversations don’t connect mother to murders Allegations of drug abuse and child neglect against Marcee Gray were already well established by the time her son Colt entered guilty pleas on 55 counts.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The area was once home to Frontier City and Stagecoach Stop, roadside attractions that had a bank, blacksmith, general store, jailhouse, livery stable and saloon, all popular establishments featured in popular Western films.
    — JANELLE D. JAMES, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of jailhouse
Noun
  • At the time, Epstein was serving his 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade but was allowed to spend 12 hours a day, six days a week, in his office under a work-release program his attorneys had negotiated.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress but at West Eighth and Colorado streets.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of stockade
Noun
  • Shortly after their meeting, Maxwell was moved from a low-security federal correctional facility in Tallahassee, Florida, to a minimum-security prison camp in Bryan, Texas.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The dour Dostoyevsky probably didn’t mean this as a compliment to human nature; the line appears in a book, The House of the Dead, about life in a Siberian prison camp.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Definition of prison camp
Noun
  • He was sentenced in absentia after refusing to leave the courthouse lockup and attend the sentencing hearing.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Yet for the insiders, the lockup expiry was more of a moment of pause.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of lockup

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