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
Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Many can’t find work due to severe disabilities, limited literacy, trouble speaking English, homelessness, being 75 or older, having formerly been incarcerated and other challenges.
—Cal J. Halvorsen, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard features interviews with Gypsy herself while she was incarcerated.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The doctor spent more than 1,300 days incarcerated while repeatedly denied bail.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Cooper is incarcerated at the state prison in Corcoran, Kings County.
—Gary Klien, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
The movie, which had its world premiere at the festival and is set to be released in theatres on October 10, follows the real-life story of Jeffrey Manchester (played by Tatum), a former US military veteran who was incarcerated for robbing a 45 McDonald’s in the mid-2000s.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 9 Sep. 2025
Young Thug has been at the center of controversy over the past several days, as recordings of jailhouse calls made while he was incarcerated during the YSL trial have leaked online.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 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
Margarete Buber-Neumann, who was incarcerated with her at Ravensbrück concentration camp, wrote one such biography.
—Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Many can’t find work due to severe disabilities, limited literacy, trouble speaking English, homelessness, being 75 or older, having formerly been incarcerated and other challenges.
—Cal J. Halvorsen, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard features interviews with Gypsy herself while she was incarcerated.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The doctor spent more than 1,300 days incarcerated while repeatedly denied bail.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Cooper is incarcerated at the state prison in Corcoran, Kings County.
—Gary Klien, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
The movie, which had its world premiere at the festival and is set to be released in theatres on October 10, follows the real-life story of Jeffrey Manchester (played by Tatum), a former US military veteran who was incarcerated for robbing a 45 McDonald’s in the mid-2000s.
—Katherine Singh, Refinery29, 9 Sep. 2025
Young Thug has been at the center of controversy over the past several days, as recordings of jailhouse calls made while he was incarcerated during the YSL trial have leaked online.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerated
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Arafat’s successor, current PA President Mahmoud Abbas, has banished and imprisoned opponents and critics.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Over the past 15 years, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been imprisoned, blindfolded, interrogated, and put under house arrest with a 20-year ban on making films.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the friendship fell apart earlier this year when Farage refused to echo Musk’s support for Robinson, the founder of the now-defunct anti-immigration English Defence League (EDL), who was previously jailed for being in contempt of court by repeating false accusations about a Syrian refugee.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Lula was imprisoned in 2018, but he was released in November 2019 after the Supreme Court ruled that defendants can’t be jailed before exhausting appeal options.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The 35-year-old founder has built a remarkably high-earning captive agency, all while staying within the corporate framework that others rush to leave.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The college’s newspaper, The Chronicle, reported on Seinfeld’s comments after they were made at an event featuring Omer Shem Tov, a former Israeli hostage who was held captive by Hamas for 505 days.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Coppola interned with Chanel in the summer of 1986, and her youngest Cosima followed in her footsteps by interning with the house this summer.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps less known, but likely no less significant, some 700 Japanese Americans were briefly interned here during World War II.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Incarcerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarcerated. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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