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
According to the Marijuana Policy Project, as of 2018, there have been approximately 32,000 people still incarcerated for cannabis convictions, despite its legal status in 24 states.
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Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Family is at her core Patterson and her husband, Lance, adopted their two nephews (whose fathers were incarcerated) and raised them through high school, IndyWeek reported.
—Evan Moore
october 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Research shows that incarcerated trans women face disproportionate levels of harassment and violence.
—Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
He had been most recently incarcerated at Corcoran State Prison and had been denied parole 12 times, the last time in April 2012.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Family is at her core Patterson and her husband, Lance, adopted their two nephews (whose fathers were incarcerated) and raised them through high school, IndyWeek reported.
—Evan Moore
october 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
Research shows that incarcerated trans women face disproportionate levels of harassment and violence.
—Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
He had been most recently incarcerated at Corcoran State Prison and had been denied parole 12 times, the last time in April 2012.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Gillispie was released from prison in 2011, exonerated in 2017 and declared wrongfully imprisoned in 2021.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Cottingham, 79, has been imprisoned since his 1980 arrest.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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While jailed, Braddy also became known for delaying his first trial by going through 10 lawyers and, at one point, representing himself.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Newton remains jailed on $100,000 bail, which was requested by Assistant Dakota County Attorney Cory Monnens.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Incarcerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarcerate. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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