immured 1 of 2

adjective

as in imprisoned

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immured

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verb

past tense of immure
1
as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers scientists at the research station in Alaska are immured by the frozen wastelands that surround them

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2
as in jailed
to put in or as if in prison immured by a controlling, possessive mother, the young woman had no outside social life

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  1. imprisoned
  2. housed
  3. jailed
  4. caged
  5. confined
  6. interned
  7. enclosed
  8. encased
Adjective
  • The favorite to win Brazil’s election has promised to free his imprisoned father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, grant amnesty to supporters and impeach Supreme Court justices.
    — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The company is required by its contract and state policy to provide mental health treatment, education and other services to imprisoned youth.
    — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of imprisoned
Verb
  • The group has organized several listening events, at venues from the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania to the Angel Orensanz Center, housed in a 175-year-old former synagogue in New York.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Check into Trevarefabrikken, a photogenic boutique hotel and cultural hub in a mossy-yellow building that once housed a cod liver oil factory.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of housed
Verb
  • Taylor, who reportedly bought his aristocratic title on the internet, was jailed for three years for selling a fake painting by the British artist Lowry through auction house Bonhams.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Other Americans, including some with serious illnesses, remain jailed in Russia.
    — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of jailed
Adjective
  • Traveling with a coffin and a caged panther, Claire hasn’t come alone.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The shoes are known for their intricate, cage-like strappy design featuring a high T-bar silhouette that connects the toe straps directly to a caged heel.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of caged
Verb
  • Tokamaks rely partly on electric currents flowing through the plasma to help keep it confined, while stellarators use complex arrangements of external magnetic coils to create a three-dimensional magnetic field.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • However, the issue of government officials and employees using their access to place bets on prediction markets is not confined to the Pentagon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of confined
Verb
  • Whiting also interned with the campaign of a Parliament candidate while studying abroad in London.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Peyton Stewart was a 21-year-old international business major who grew up with her sister in Westwood, New Jersey, studied abroad in London and interned at TikTok.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of interned
Adjective
  • There’s a mirrored hallway that shines like a disco ball, artwork painted by a co-owner, a DJ booth prominent in the dining space and, open to the air, sidewalk seating and a semi-enclosed patio.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Owners can opt for a semi-enclosed galley, which adds a bit of space from the main saloon, or can fully enclose the galley for more separation.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 July 2026
Definition of enclosed
Verb
  • The arthropod group includes animals that are without a backbone or any bones at all, strictly speaking, their bodies being encased in a ringed, exterior tegument and having legs and, sometimes, wings.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • On the best of days a dank stillness would have encased the adobe chamber and those confined within.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of encased
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