as in to imprison
to put in or as if in prison
the state incarcerated over 1900 people last year
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Recent Examples of incarcerate
Since his arrest in September 2024, Combs has been incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
New to valley fever Typically, those most at risk are people exposed to soil when it's disturbed ‒ farmworkers, construction workers and prison inmates incarcerated in arid, remote areas.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The model is expensive but these students are sitting in classrooms of 28-32 students and the outcome and price is paid when the student drops out of school, earns lower wages or ends up incarcerated.
—Laura Cassidy, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Art of Tailoring is a two-year program designed specifically for individuals who have been formerly incarcerated, inner-city youth, immigrants, and the asylum-seeking population.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
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Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
New to valley fever Typically, those most at risk are people exposed to soil when it's disturbed ‒ farmworkers, construction workers and prison inmates incarcerated in arid, remote areas.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
The model is expensive but these students are sitting in classrooms of 28-32 students and the outcome and price is paid when the student drops out of school, earns lower wages or ends up incarcerated.
—Laura Cassidy, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Art of Tailoring is a two-year program designed specifically for individuals who have been formerly incarcerated, inner-city youth, immigrants, and the asylum-seeking population.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerate
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The president specifically thanked El Salvador for accepting and imprisoning deported migrants in a notorious prison, a partnership that caused backlash after a Maryland man was wrongfully sent there.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
23 Sep. 2025
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The reportedly downtrodden facility is also where Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is imprisoned.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Green, the Congregation Or Zion rabbi, previously faced death threats from a Tempe man who pleaded guilty in 2023 and was subsequently jailed.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Sandeen had an initial hearing Friday on the Ramsey County charges and remained jailed on $100,000 bail.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Incarcerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarcerate. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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