as in arrested
taken and held prisoner
took up the cause of imprisoned political dissidents
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as in jailed
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 imprisoned
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Gabe Evans, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
But Welborn would not be eligible for compensation under the Tim Cole Act because he was never convicted or imprisoned, said Charlie Press, director of the wrongful conviction clinic at the University of Texas School of Law.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Apart from Brock’s family, Johnson also invited Ziba Murat, the daughter of an Uygur doctor who has been imprisoned in China for more than seven years.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Many have been imprisoned, beaten and killed, according to human rights activists.
—Yuras Karmanau, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
In 2022, Bolsonaro lost his reëlection bid to the former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, of the Workers’ Party; Bolsonaro has since been imprisoned for attempting a coup.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Three members of the Nation of Islam were convicted in the fatal shooting, imprisoned and later paroled.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Their relationship with Rodwell consists of these daily calls and visits to the North Central Correctional Institution in Gardner, where Rodwell is imprisoned.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
In The Weight, Hawke plays Samuel Murphy, who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer played by Russell Crowe.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Foro Penal, which keeps tabs on imprisoned dissidents and regime opponents, estimates that nearly 400 detainees will not benefit, noting the law covers only a 13-year period of the 27 years of Chavismo.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
For those criminals, there is zero tolerance — they should be immediately deported or imprisoned, and sanctuary jurisdictions that give them safe harbor must be held accountable.
—Gabe Evans, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
But Welborn would not be eligible for compensation under the Tim Cole Act because he was never convicted or imprisoned, said Charlie Press, director of the wrongful conviction clinic at the University of Texas School of Law.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
Apart from Brock’s family, Johnson also invited Ziba Murat, the daughter of an Uygur doctor who has been imprisoned in China for more than seven years.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Many have been imprisoned, beaten and killed, according to human rights activists.
—Yuras Karmanau, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
In 2022, Bolsonaro lost his reëlection bid to the former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, of the Workers’ Party; Bolsonaro has since been imprisoned for attempting a coup.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2026
Three members of the Nation of Islam were convicted in the fatal shooting, imprisoned and later paroled.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Their relationship with Rodwell consists of these daily calls and visits to the North Central Correctional Institution in Gardner, where Rodwell is imprisoned.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
In The Weight, Hawke plays Samuel Murphy, who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer played by Russell Crowe.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprisoned
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Murphy had been jailed since March 2021 when he was arrested on suspicion of killing his wife, Whitney Murphy, at their rural home in 2014 to collect life insurance money.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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McKay was jailed for nearly a year awaiting trial on state charges, before a federal grand jury returned an indictment in May 2025 charging him with two methamphetamine distribution charges.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That’s a monopoly extracting from a captive market.—
Josh Elliott,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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Investigators allege that on the day Elliott was shot, Johnson held the woman captive in the apartment.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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One of them was Jon Ossoff, a millennial who had once interned for Congressman John Lewis.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
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But during the summer between high school and her freshman year at the California Institute of Technology, Ma interned at Livermore, sitting in front of a computer for eight hours a day in a fruitless search for new planets somewhere between Saturn and Uranus.—
Frances Stead Sellers,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The county in court filings has denied violating the rights of incarcerated people.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The sheriff’s office stated that Harrell was waiting for the release of an incarcerated individual.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Imprisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprisoned. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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