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Recent Examples of house arrest
But Kiir placed Machar under house arrest following new outbreaks of violence in March.
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ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Amir Hossein Ganjbakhsh, a political activist based in the United States, advocates for bringing Pahlavi’s supporters together with those of Mirhossein Mousavi, the former prime minister who became the symbolic leader of the Green Movement and has languished under house arrest since 2011.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Guanipa is now under house arrest.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The judge ordered both teens to have no contact with the victim and will be placed on house arrest if bond is posted.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Amir Hossein Ganjbakhsh, a political activist based in the United States, advocates for bringing Pahlavi’s supporters together with those of Mirhossein Mousavi, the former prime minister who became the symbolic leader of the Green Movement and has languished under house arrest since 2011.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Guanipa is now under house arrest.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The judge ordered both teens to have no contact with the victim and will be placed on house arrest if bond is posted.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
Noun
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Burwell was taken into custody minutes after the incident.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Drozd ordered Lauer, who lives in Lafayette and has been out of custody on his own recognizance since his indictment in 2023, to turn himself in to federal authorities no later than noon on May 5.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In late January, the school's director and three administrators were arrested, according to parents and a person with direct knowledge of the arrests and investigations.—
MARK BANCHEREAU THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Once cops identified him, a warrant for his arrest was issued.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The photos benefit from the full sensor's detail and the additional light capture from the binned effect.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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Unlike that unfortunate royal, however, the hoard of coins successfully escaped capture; Anastasia, in reality, did not.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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