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
Ever since he was arrested, imprisoned, and banned from making movies by the Iranian government 15 years ago, Panahi has found ways of producing films in secret and without official permission.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
At the start of the story, Dream is captured in an occult ritual and imprisoned for more than a century.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 31 July 2025
In that expletive-laden voicemail, an unnamed individual called for McConnell to be imprisoned and wished the judge would be assassinated.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 31 July 2025
Maxwell, who also was friendly with Trump years ago, is imprisoned at a low-security federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
At the start of the story, Dream is captured in an occult ritual and imprisoned for more than a century.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 31 July 2025
In that expletive-laden voicemail, an unnamed individual called for McConnell to be imprisoned and wished the judge would be assassinated.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 31 July 2025
Maxwell, who also was friendly with Trump years ago, is imprisoned at a low-security federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprison
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Radford will remain jailed in Charleston, South Carolina, in the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston until his trial, Egan said.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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His lawyer Peter Boyles wrote Washington worked as an assistant manager at a Jiffy Lube and has had no write-ups since he was jailed in February.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Williams has been incarcerated at the Hamilton County Justice Center since late February 2024 on a $1 million bond.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
15 Aug. 2025
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Seven people have died in San Diego County jails this year — the latest an 82-year-old man who other incarcerated men say was ignored for days and allowed to decline in administrative segregation.—
Jaelyn Rodriguez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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