as in imprisoned
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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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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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Adjective
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Throughout the series, Creasy is operating under the intel that the FRP, an extremist organization in Brazil, and its imprisoned leader, Ferraz, are behind the bombing of the high-rise.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026 -
Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment in Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son, Duannis Tabaoda.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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It is housed in the same building as the attraction’s affiliate, The Escape Game, which opened in 2015 and took hold in the world of escape rooms.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The Spanish Revival skyscraper once housed one of the city’s first newspapers, but later served as a resource center for hundreds of thousands of Cubans seeking asylum in the United States, according to Miami Dade College, which now operates the site as a museum.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Over four years of the war in Ukraine, Russian authorities have jailed 1,603 political prisoners, according to Memorial, the Nobel Prize-winning Russian human rights organization.—
Anna Nemtsova,
Time,
23 May 2026
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Critics, however, say hundreds remain jailed for political reasons.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Keke Palmer turned a New York press day into a three-part stiletto run on Monday, keeping the shoes glossy while shifting the shape from caged pumps to black patent mules and metallic peep-toe slingbacks.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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On the third floor but with a caged view of the sky.—
Jeremy O. Harris,
Vanity Fair,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Right now, the technology is confined to a tabletop setup in a University of Arizona laboratory.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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They were confined to a reservation along the Colorado-New Mexico border.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Since 2023, more than 266 students have interned with the department.—
Joy Lepola-Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
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In the summers, from 2022 to 2024, Skylar interned with her dad’s former team as part of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The back room indeed looks as though a parking lot was encased in four walls and a roof.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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The vamp features six criss cross straps that meet in the middle, and the back of the foot is encased by a counter that is made from the same straps.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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The Mexican government had incarcerated Suárez as a political prisoner during the Mexican Revolution.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2026
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Her mother had lost custody of her and her dad was incarcerated, Kelly's lawyer told PEOPLE.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
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“Immured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immured. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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