house arrests

Definition of house arrestsnext
plural of house arrest

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Noun
  • Of the figures that Rosi’s camera captures, the one who comes most vividly to life is Titti, an elderly teacher working out of an old antiques shop.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The period of American history Crawford captures is not nearly as resonant in the popular mind as the ones that bookend it, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
    Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The data also shows a disproportionate use of restraints against Black children.
    Austen Erblat, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The opening two weeks of the current fighting, however, have seen a significant loosening of the restraints on targeting critical infrastructure.
    Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The out-of-state arrests were made with the assistance of the Brookhaven Police Department, North Metro SWAT and FBI Birmingham SWAT teams, Murrieta police said.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Homicide detectives pursued numerous leads over the years, but no arrests were made.
    Emerson Clarridge Updated March 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Hefets’ detainments were part of a national policy toward antisemitism, defined over decades in the shadow of the Holocaust and sharpened recently under the helm of Felix Klein, the first federal commissioner for combating antisemitism.
    Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Kim is the executive director of Minnesota Voice, a progressive nonprofit dedicated to voter registration, civic engagement and training community organizers, and took a visible role organizing against Immigration end Customs Enforcement detainments during Operation Metro Surge.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
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“House arrests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrests. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.

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