house arrests

noun

plural of house arrest
as in custodies

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  1. captures
  2. restraints
  3. arrests
  4. detainments
Noun
  • Expect operations, captures and hard rhetoric in the first 100 days, visible and real, but not yet structural.
    — Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Blended genome exome sequencing captures the same broad range of information as deep whole-genome sequencing, including rare protein-changing mutations, common variants and structural rearrangements.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of captures
Noun
  • Exchanges would also need to implement new trading restraints.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The video quickly sparked a wave of reactions on social media, with many viewers expressing relief that the ride's safety restraints appeared to do their job despite the frightening ordeal.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of restraints
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  • Police are investigating the shooting, and no arrests have been made.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Kulian, who lives in Morningside Heights, has eight prior arrests on his record, police said.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrests
Noun
  • Chicagoans blew whistles and filmed detainments while immigration agents patrolled neighborhoods with military-grade weapons as part of Operation Midway Blitz.
    — Alex Poppe, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • The detainments would also be very temporary, would only be during the building's office hours, and no one would be detained overnight.
    — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Definition of detainments
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“House arrests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrests. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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