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
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The author argues that San Quentin’s transformation into a rehabilitation center represents a remarkable shift in how society should approach incarceration, given that 95% of incarcerated people are eventually released back into communities.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The family of Cherrie Mahan, the 8-year-old girl who disappeared 41 years ago Sunday, is hoping an incarcerated man could be the key to bringing their decades-long nightmare to a close.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
As of November 21, 19 states have been approved for pre-release coverage for incarcerated people, and nine states are pending approval, according to the KFF.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The county in court filings has denied violating the rights of incarcerated people.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
The sheriff’s office stated that Harrell was waiting for the release of an incarcerated individual.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Such items can be repurposed in ways that could present a safety risk to staff and the incarcerated population, the statement said.
—Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Founded in the 1940s as the Central Florida Hygiene Society, the association initially offered mental health care to incarcerated and institutionalized people.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
Revisiting the case in December 2024, a Cold Case Unit detective searched the suspects’ profiles against DNA profiles of people incarcerated in Florida prisons to look for possible relatives.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
At the time, he was incarcerated in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, serving a life sentence on a previous conviction for robbery, kidnapping and rape that took place in September 1980 — the month after Parga's killing.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Harrison brings a wealth of experience in community projects, having worked extensively with children and adolescents, older people, migrant populations, and those incarcerated in the criminal justice system.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Feb. 2026
Danziger, who was beaten by another inmate while incarcerated and suffered a severe brain injury, was later exonerated through DNA testing.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
At the vigil, Scott Sakiyama of west suburban Oak Park said the government forced many of his relatives to leave their homes 84 years ago, when they were incarcerated at Gila River War Relocation Center in Arizona.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Now 64, he is incarcerated at the California Institution for Men in Chino.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
In the initial script, Becket gets out of jail with Ruth, who had given birth to their child while he was incarcerated, waiting for him.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Elderly parole eligibility is determined by when the incarcerated person turns 50 years old and has served 20 years of continuous time in prison.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
The author argues that San Quentin’s transformation into a rehabilitation center represents a remarkable shift in how society should approach incarceration, given that 95% of incarcerated people are eventually released back into communities.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The family of Cherrie Mahan, the 8-year-old girl who disappeared 41 years ago Sunday, is hoping an incarcerated man could be the key to bringing their decades-long nightmare to a close.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
As of November 21, 19 states have been approved for pre-release coverage for incarcerated people, and nine states are pending approval, according to the KFF.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The county in court filings has denied violating the rights of incarcerated people.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
The sheriff’s office stated that Harrell was waiting for the release of an incarcerated individual.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Such items can be repurposed in ways that could present a safety risk to staff and the incarcerated population, the statement said.
—Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
Founded in the 1940s as the Central Florida Hygiene Society, the association initially offered mental health care to incarcerated and institutionalized people.
—Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
Froberg, now in his early sixties, has been incarcerated in Alabama since 1996, serving time for robbery and escape from prison.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
Revisiting the case in December 2024, a Cold Case Unit detective searched the suspects’ profiles against DNA profiles of people incarcerated in Florida prisons to look for possible relatives.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
At the time, he was incarcerated in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, serving a life sentence on a previous conviction for robbery, kidnapping and rape that took place in September 1980 — the month after Parga's killing.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
Harrison brings a wealth of experience in community projects, having worked extensively with children and adolescents, older people, migrant populations, and those incarcerated in the criminal justice system.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Feb. 2026
Danziger, who was beaten by another inmate while incarcerated and suffered a severe brain injury, was later exonerated through DNA testing.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
At the vigil, Scott Sakiyama of west suburban Oak Park said the government forced many of his relatives to leave their homes 84 years ago, when they were incarcerated at Gila River War Relocation Center in Arizona.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Now 64, he is incarcerated at the California Institution for Men in Chino.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
In the initial script, Becket gets out of jail with Ruth, who had given birth to their child while he was incarcerated, waiting for him.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerated
Adjective
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Foro Penal, which keeps tabs on imprisoned dissidents and regime opponents, estimates that nearly 400 detainees will not benefit, noting the law covers only a 13-year period of the 27 years of Chavismo.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
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Buffalo Police had no updates Friday, but on Thursday released body-camera footage of the 2025 incident that led to Shah Alam being jailed for a year.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Kwok spoke with The Associated Press on Friday, one day after a Hong Kong court jailed her 69-year-old father, Kwok Yin-sang, for attempting to withdraw roughly $11,000 from her insurance policy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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One of them was Jon Ossoff, a millennial who had once interned for Congressman John Lewis.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
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But during the summer between high school and her freshman year at the California Institute of Technology, Ma interned at Livermore, sitting in front of a computer for eight hours a day in a fruitless search for new planets somewhere between Saturn and Uranus.—
Frances Stead Sellers,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That’s a monopoly extracting from a captive market.—
Josh Elliott,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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Investigators allege that on the day Elliott was shot, Johnson held the woman captive in the apartment.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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