as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
in this society, we try to imprison criminals so that they can't do any more harm
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Recent Examples of imprison
After an unsuccessful trial, Jerry and his friends are imprisoned.
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 14 May 2025
The state also threatened to imprison doctors and punish hospitals for providing such care unless there was a life-threatening emergency.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Polling consistently shows Americans don’t approve of deporting and imprisoning people without providing due process.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
The opera is based on a real-life tragedy, about a group of Black and brown teenagers wrongly charged and imprisoned for the brutal attack on a female jogger in New York's Central Park in 1989.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 10 May 2025
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 14 May 2025
The state also threatened to imprison doctors and punish hospitals for providing such care unless there was a life-threatening emergency.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Polling consistently shows Americans don’t approve of deporting and imprisoning people without providing due process.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
The opera is based on a real-life tragedy, about a group of Black and brown teenagers wrongly charged and imprisoned for the brutal attack on a female jogger in New York's Central Park in 1989.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprison
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Combs has been jailed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Donald had also been jailed on weapon possession charges.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Thomas, 55, is one of the success stories stemming from a city partnership with a national nonprofit that specializes in training homeless and previously incarcerated residents for new jobs and fresh starts.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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Sirhan has been incarcerated in California for decades, and multiple requests for parole have been unsuccessful.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
7 May 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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