HOUSE ARRESTS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

house arrests

noun

plural of house arrest

as in custodies

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Noun

This version, made with pumpkin instead of chocolate, captures that fall pumpkin-pie-spice feeling.

— Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Indoor and outdoor captures are clear and well-exposed, including a shot of my dark gray cat, Pixel, with the sun coming in through the window behind him.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of captures

Noun

Abroad, Trump’s contempt for restraints on his power has been equally conspicuous.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
But if Washington’s actions become untethered from these restraints, others will no longer defer to American prerogatives, and the world will become a more dangerous place.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of restraints

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The president’s immigration crackdown has been a prominent feature of his second term with major operations in Los Angeles and other cities sending arrests soaring.

— Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
In May 2025, Miller publicly demanded a dramatic increase in daily arrests, placing pressure on ICE leadership and expanding enforcement beyond immigrants who had been convicted of serious crimes.

— Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of arrests

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Although Saetern’s official cause of death was cocaine, Obayashi still considers deaths that happen after people go unconscious during detainments as in-custody deaths.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
However, detainments by federal agents have continued in the area.

— Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

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