as in imprisoned
taken and held prisoner
incarcerated residents of that state are still allowed to vote in elections
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as in jailed
to put in or as if in prison
the state incarcerated over 1900 people last year
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Recent Examples of incarcerated
Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Some incarcerated people have published their first professional publications through it.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2025
That said, lawmakers have made some attempts to introduce legislative protections for adequate menstrual care for incarcerated people.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The deaths do more than cause grief for decedents’ families and traumatize the incarcerated people who witness them.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Jeremy Busby is an incarcerated journalist based in Texas.
—Jeremy Busby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Back in 2012, the two starred in The Paperboy, in which Efron’s wide-eyed character falls for an older woman (Kidman) who is in love with an incarcerated murderer.
—Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
Kapusta used JPay, a messaging system for communicating with incarcerated people, to send the messages, Hall said.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 23 May 2023
Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
More than 76% of those incarcerated in the state's prison system have a mental health or serious mental health illness, according to the DOC.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Four men died while incarcerated at the Community Justice Campus in 2024.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Days after her interview with Blanche near the federal prison in Tallahassee where she was incarcerated, Maxwell was transferred to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
In June 2023, a little over 400 men were incarcerated at Saguaro, according to an IDOC report.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2025
Lyle was sent to Mule Creek State Prison, while Erik was incarcerated at Pleasant Valley State Prison.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Brickner ordered Aguilar to be incarcerated in an adult jail run by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, where he was being held on a $500,000 cash-only bond.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The rest are incarcerated in state prisons, which are staffed and managed directly by the Tennessee Department of Correction.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The California Medical Facility is the largest hospital for incarcerated people in the state.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Some incarcerated people have published their first professional publications through it.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2025
That said, lawmakers have made some attempts to introduce legislative protections for adequate menstrual care for incarcerated people.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The deaths do more than cause grief for decedents’ families and traumatize the incarcerated people who witness them.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Jeremy Busby is an incarcerated journalist based in Texas.
—Jeremy Busby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2025
Back in 2012, the two starred in The Paperboy, in which Efron’s wide-eyed character falls for an older woman (Kidman) who is in love with an incarcerated murderer.
—Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
Kapusta used JPay, a messaging system for communicating with incarcerated people, to send the messages, Hall said.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 23 May 2023
Verb
So many good kids end up incarcerated as adults because no one shows them right from wrong, Miller told the Courier Journal.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
More than 76% of those incarcerated in the state's prison system have a mental health or serious mental health illness, according to the DOC.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Four men died while incarcerated at the Community Justice Campus in 2024.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Days after her interview with Blanche near the federal prison in Tallahassee where she was incarcerated, Maxwell was transferred to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2025
In June 2023, a little over 400 men were incarcerated at Saguaro, according to an IDOC report.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2025
Lyle was sent to Mule Creek State Prison, while Erik was incarcerated at Pleasant Valley State Prison.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Brickner ordered Aguilar to be incarcerated in an adult jail run by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, where he was being held on a $500,000 cash-only bond.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The rest are incarcerated in state prisons, which are staffed and managed directly by the Tennessee Department of Correction.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerated
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Moore previously served as the defense attorney for Louise and David Turpin, the California couple who abused and imprisoned their 13 children and dependent adults in a 'house of horrors' for years.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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South America is buzzing with debates over whether Maduro should be exiled or imprisoned.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Hong Kong — The judges in the trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai on Thursday retired to consider their verdict on three national security charges that could see the 77-year-old pro-democracy firebrand jailed for life.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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Suffice it to say, the simple act of burning the flag was not what he would get arrested and jailed for.—
Isaac Saul,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Michel Iluz, whose son Guy Iluz was killed while captive in Gaza, shouted into the microphone at the Jerusalem protest, the pain in his voice mounting to a howl.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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Residues of the Barbary lion gene pool might still be found in captive environments.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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From January 2015 until August 2016, Cawthorn interned for Meadows.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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In fact, many of the technical experts working on eVTOL in the Bay Area either previously worked at or interned in the NASA or Army rotorcraft R&D groups at Moffett Field.—
Mike Hirschberg,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Incarcerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarcerated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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