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
Federal agencies such as the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Bureau of Prisons are required to have chaplains to ensure that service members, veterans and incarcerated people can freely practice their religion.
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Amy Lawton, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
The spread of the Lee Fire in western Colorado forced the relocation of 179 incarcerated people at the Rifle Correctional Center to the Buena Vista Correctional Complex on Aug. 9, a Colorado Department of Corrections news release said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Today, the Green River Killer is incarcerated in the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Wash.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
What began in 1979, inside California prisons, where incarcerated Black people organized to commemorate the deaths of George and Jonathan Jackson, has since grown into a monthlong event for all Black folks.
—Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
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Amy Lawton, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
The spread of the Lee Fire in western Colorado forced the relocation of 179 incarcerated people at the Rifle Correctional Center to the Buena Vista Correctional Complex on Aug. 9, a Colorado Department of Corrections news release said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Today, the Green River Killer is incarcerated in the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Wash.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
What began in 1979, inside California prisons, where incarcerated Black people organized to commemorate the deaths of George and Jonathan Jackson, has since grown into a monthlong event for all Black folks.
—Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerate
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If convicted of a serious crime, Radford could be imprisoned at a military prison, Seidule said.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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China imprisoned the scientist, He Jiankui, for three years for violating medical regulations.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
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Radford will remain jailed in Charleston, South Carolina, in the Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston until his trial, Egan said.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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His lawyer Peter Boyles wrote Washington worked as an assistant manager at a Jiffy Lube and has had no write-ups since he was jailed in February.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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