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Recent Examples of house arrest
After continuing to criticize Khamenei in 1997, Montazeri was placed under house arrest under the pretext of protecting him from hard-liners.
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Eric Lob, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
Roberts, as the mastermind, received an 8-year prison sentence while the others were given house arrest.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2026
But Kiir placed Machar under house arrest following new outbreaks of violence in March.
—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
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Eric Lob, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
Roberts, as the mastermind, received an 8-year prison sentence while the others were given house arrest.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2026
But Kiir placed Machar under house arrest following new outbreaks of violence in March.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
Noun
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The funeral prayer for the 41-year-old Afghan father of six who died Saturday in ICE custody was held Tuesday while more questions arise about why he was picked up and what caused his death less than a day later.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2026
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Police say the suspect was taken into custody roughly 30 minutes after officers received the 911 call.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The official was noncommittal about whether the administration would continue to negotiate over arrests without judicial warrants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Just consider these arrests first, if only to give victims — many immigrants themselves — consideration, too.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And a pioneer in regard to motion capture or performance capture.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2026
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New sail technology powers ship’s massive masts The Orient Express Corinthian relies on an advanced sail system designed to maximize maneuverability and wind capture.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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