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
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Ordinary Belarusians who took part in protests were rounded up and prosecuted, landing hundreds in the country’s notoriously brutal jails, while key opposition figures were imprisoned or forced into exile.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 30 May 2026
Shirilla, who is currently imprisoned in the Ohio Reformatory for Women, will be eligible for parole in 2037.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
Mother senses that her children are imprisoned in an underground area and asks that they be set free.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Their leader, English mariner Martin Frobisher, had spent most of his life at sea (or imprisoned because of it).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Earlier this month, Liu shared a post calling for the release of Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti, who was imprisoned by Israel in 2002.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Dem who called for ‘Zionists’ to be imprisoned defeated after backlash.
—FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
During that period, more than one million Kazakhs died in famine, while roughly two million people were imprisoned or deported to gulags on politically motivated charges.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 May 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
This book follows an upstart fashion designer who’s been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Ordinary Belarusians who took part in protests were rounded up and prosecuted, landing hundreds in the country’s notoriously brutal jails, while key opposition figures were imprisoned or forced into exile.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 30 May 2026
Shirilla, who is currently imprisoned in the Ohio Reformatory for Women, will be eligible for parole in 2037.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
Mother senses that her children are imprisoned in an underground area and asks that they be set free.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Their leader, English mariner Martin Frobisher, had spent most of his life at sea (or imprisoned because of it).
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Earlier this month, Liu shared a post calling for the release of Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti, who was imprisoned by Israel in 2002.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Dem who called for ‘Zionists’ to be imprisoned defeated after backlash.
—FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
During that period, more than one million Kazakhs died in famine, while roughly two million people were imprisoned or deported to gulags on politically motivated charges.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprisoned
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The 36-year-old was jailed for most of his life.—
Marianne Love,
Daily News,
4 June 2026
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If others remain jailed, Lukashenko keeps something to trade later.—
Tatsiana Kulakevich,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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General Electric was nearly felled the same year by its captive finance arm, which borrowed cheaply against its industrial parent’s rating.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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Almost all of these ideas involve managing crowds and gaming out a few extra dollars from captive participants.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
1 June 2026
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Since beginning his college career, Person has interned at two different NASA locations.—
Theresa Bourke,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2026
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Nicole previously interned at Maryland Matters, a nonprofit online news site dedicated to covering state politics and government.—
Molly Fellin Spence,
Baltimore Sun,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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In the absence of more prison closures, CDCR’s costs will continue to grow, largely due to increases in employee compensation costs and higher medical costs for incarcerated people.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Nationally, the elimination of state penal exception clauses has had little impact on incarcerated workers.—
Julia Bowling,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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“Imprisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprisoned. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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