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
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
In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2026
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
Marlon González, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Witnesses also described how Venezuelan courts became powerless once intelligence officials decided detainees would remain imprisoned.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
She had been imprisoned for more than a year on charges of treason stemming from a $52 donation to a charity aiding Ukraine.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Skuce will be imprisoned without the possibility of parole in the Alabama Department of Corrections.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Mohammadi had been imprisoned since December in Zanjan prison.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
Thirty-three Palestinian journalists are still imprisoned in Israel, the organization said.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
On his mother’s side, his aunt Lilo and her daughter Ellien are chased across Europe, imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen and Ravensbruck, surviving only to face more tragedy.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
You are not imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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
In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2026
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
In López’s city of Tocoa, environmental defenders fighting the mining project have been getting picked off for years and eight activists were imprisoned for more than two years in what lawyers said was retaliation for their work.
—Marlon González, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Witnesses also described how Venezuelan courts became powerless once intelligence officials decided detainees would remain imprisoned.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
She had been imprisoned for more than a year on charges of treason stemming from a $52 donation to a charity aiding Ukraine.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Skuce will be imprisoned without the possibility of parole in the Alabama Department of Corrections.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Mohammadi had been imprisoned since December in Zanjan prison.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
Thirty-three Palestinian journalists are still imprisoned in Israel, the organization said.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
On his mother’s side, his aunt Lilo and her daughter Ellien are chased across Europe, imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen and Ravensbruck, surviving only to face more tragedy.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
You are not imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprisoned
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Alicia Vikander plays Baranov’s wife Ksenia, and Tom Sturridge is a banker and oligarch based on former oil and gas baron Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was jailed after challenging Putin’s grip on power.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Torrie Lemon, 24, pleaded guilty to the charge on Thursday, May 14, according to a sentencing order obtained by PEOPLE, which notes that following her 40 days jailed, she would be placed on probation for a period of 1,420 days.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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What started with bison hooves helping to restore the prairie grass continues through the Turner Endangered Species Fund, which gives the Bolson tortoise — North America’s largest and rarest tortoise — a leg up through a captive breeding program at the Armendaris Ranch in New Mexico.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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For the first four years, the captive had no claims from the taxpayer's operating business.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
10 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
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More than two dozen EBC students interned last summer with the public schools as teacher aides.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Hispanic people make up nearly 30% of the incarcerated population in the United States.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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Proceeds from book sales pay for sending free copies to incarcerated people.—
Victoria Law,
Washington Post,
6 May 2026
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“Imprisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprisoned. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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