HOUSE ARRESTS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

house arrests

noun

plural of house arrest

as in custodies

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The company had on three previous missions made successful captures of the Super Heavy booster, captured by the swiveling arms of the launch tower at its Texas site Starbase.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
In practice, that means noticing signals no dashboard captures.

— Tyson Gundersen, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of captures

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Following the death in Georgia, non-Six Flags theme parks SeaWorld Orlando in Florida and La Ronde in Montreal, Canada, also temporarily closed one roller coaster apiece that use clamshell restraints.

— Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
On Saturday, Six Flags said eight of those coasters remained closed and will have the seat belts or other restraints installed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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Revell said that no arrests had yet been made, nor anyone taken into custody, but that police believed one shooter was involved.

— Samantha Cookinham, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
From mass arrests in France to troop deployments in Italy, European leaders are taking varied approaches to protests and clashes across the continent.

— Amanda Macias, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 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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