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
He had most recently been incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution-Smithfield, about 60 miles south of Pittsburgh.
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Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project recently hosted its fifth annual Changing the Course Art Show, which featured art from incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people in Alabama.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Vincent Smothers, the hitman already imprisoned on a series of convictions for murders in Detroit nearly two decades ago, was sentenced March 19 to another 14 to 58 months in prison for having a cell phone while incarcerated.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 20 Mar. 2026
People who end up incarcerated typically have poorer baseline health and higher rates of substance abuse, mental illness and poverty.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project recently hosted its fifth annual Changing the Course Art Show, which featured art from incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people in Alabama.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Vincent Smothers, the hitman already imprisoned on a series of convictions for murders in Detroit nearly two decades ago, was sentenced March 19 to another 14 to 58 months in prison for having a cell phone while incarcerated.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 20 Mar. 2026
People who end up incarcerated typically have poorer baseline health and higher rates of substance abuse, mental illness and poverty.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerate
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Even after bringing him back stateside on a federal judge’s orders, criminal and immigration prosecutors have not stopped either trying to imprison or deport him, throwing the full weight of the federal government against one ordinary man.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Tribune found Chicago’s final costs to resolve claims in murder exonerations since 2010 averaged nearly $560,000 for each year the person was wrongfully imprisoned — and nearly $100,000 of that amount went to pay private lawyers.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The man remained jailed on Saturday on a $2 million bond, according to jail records.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
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Maduro and Flores remain jailed in Brooklyn, and neither has asked to be released on bail.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Incarcerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarcerate. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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