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
ABC News,
9 June 2026
Fujimori, daughter of a disgraced former president, and Sánchez, an ally of an imprisoned ex-president, were on the runoff’s ballot after beating 33 other candidates in the vote in April, but neither earned even 20% of support.
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Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
The modern field of bioethics emerged from the 1947 Nuremberg Doctors’ Trial, where Nazi physicians were prosecuted for conducting brutal medical experiments on imprisoned people.
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Jennifer McCurdy,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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.
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Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
2 May 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.
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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.
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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.
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Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
ABC News,
23 June 2026
He was imprisoned for organizing the assassination of Polish Interior Minister Bronisław Pieracki in 1934.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
In Cars, vehicles talk and run a whole society; in Finding Nemo, fish feel imprisoned when they’re placed in a tank; Inside Out posits, through the use of anthropomorphized memories, that to be forgotten is a fate as bad as death.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Several Death Match players were later arrested, imprisoned, and killed, though not in the immediate act of public martyrdom that later retellings of their ordeal sometimes suggest.
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Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, a 27-year-old Romanian citizen, were imprisoned for seven years and two years, respectively, after being found guilty of conspiracy to damage property by fire.
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Emma Burrows,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
That would be a father who is imprisoned for his son’s murder, who finds evidence that his son may actually be alive.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Rob-Will seems imprisoned in a crucible of masculinity.
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William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Once you're arrested, you're placed in a coma and imprisoned indefinitely.
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Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Adjective
Fujimori, the daughter of a disgraced former president, and Sánchez, an ally of an imprisoned ex-president, beat 33 other candidates in the initial vote in April, but neither earned even 20% of support.
—
ABC News,
9 June 2026
Fujimori, daughter of a disgraced former president, and Sánchez, an ally of an imprisoned ex-president, were on the runoff’s ballot after beating 33 other candidates in the vote in April, but neither earned even 20% of support.
—
Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
The modern field of bioethics emerged from the 1947 Nuremberg Doctors’ Trial, where Nazi physicians were prosecuted for conducting brutal medical experiments on imprisoned people.
—
Jennifer McCurdy,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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
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
During Lungu's presidency, then-opposition leader Hichilema was imprisoned for four months on treason charges that were ultimately dropped.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
He was imprisoned for organizing the assassination of Polish Interior Minister Bronisław Pieracki in 1934.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
In Cars, vehicles talk and run a whole society; in Finding Nemo, fish feel imprisoned when they’re placed in a tank; Inside Out posits, through the use of anthropomorphized memories, that to be forgotten is a fate as bad as death.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Several Death Match players were later arrested, imprisoned, and killed, though not in the immediate act of public martyrdom that later retellings of their ordeal sometimes suggest.
—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, a 27-year-old Romanian citizen, were imprisoned for seven years and two years, respectively, after being found guilty of conspiracy to damage property by fire.
—
Emma Burrows,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
That would be a father who is imprisoned for his son’s murder, who finds evidence that his son may actually be alive.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Rob-Will seems imprisoned in a crucible of masculinity.
—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Once you're arrested, you're placed in a coma and imprisoned indefinitely.
—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprisoned
Adjective
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On Sunday, deputies got a 911 call from a teenage girl saying she was being held captive.
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In 1839, 53 captive Mende people taken from Sierra Leone revolted aboard the Spanish ship La Amistad, diverting the ship from its original destination of Cuba toward the Northeast.
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Catis was jailed for 12 years after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to distribute nitazenes.
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In December 2020, prosecutors in Caddo Parish, in northwest Louisiana, dropped rape and kidnapping charges that had kept him jailed for 18 months, which stemmed from a 2016 accusation.
Adjective
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That does not mean every incarcerated person should become religious.
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Twenty years after enactment, the DOJ said in a 2020 report, some institutions continue to impose substantial burdens on incarcerated people who are following the tenets of their religion.
Verb
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Truell, a New York City native, interned at Google, while Sanger, a member of MIT’s squash team, interned at Bridgewater Associates.
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Jorcius’ younger brother interned at Blue Swan Boulders, a rock-climbing gym in downtown Orlando.
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“Imprisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprisoned. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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