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
Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The singer also dated incarcerated rapper C-Murda for some time before quietly ending their relationship, confirming their split in 2023.
—Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
An incarcerated woman died Monday morning at a San Mateo County Jail following a medical emergency, authorities said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
The nonprofit has helped nearly 3,000 families keep connections between children and an incarcerated parent through visits at jails and prisons in Miami-Dade and across Florida, Shellie Solomon, president of Children of Inmates, said in an email.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Avner also said that some of the incarcerated women who volunteered with the meal program, who have since been released, have come back to volunteer.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The California Medical Facility is the largest hospital for incarcerated people in the state.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Most incarcerated people have the ability to reduce the length of their sentences through sentence reduction credits, also called good time credits, which are awarded for things like good behavior, enrollment in classes and holding jobs within the prison.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Some incarcerated people have published their first professional publications through it.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Rocha’s father was a gang member, Reynolds said, and incarcerated during his childhood.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs, 55, will be incarcerated for 50 months, roughly four years, for the two prostitution counts of which he was convicted in July, Judge Arun Subramanian revealed during a hearing in Manhattan federal court this afternoon.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
But off camera, incarcerated men whisper about terrible goings on being kept secret from the public, sparking a six-year investigation behind the walls of the nation’s deadliest prison system.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
The film is Panahi’s first since being incarcerated for several months in 2023 for criticizing the Iranian government.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Dassey remains incarcerated at the Oshkosh Correctional Institution.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
He was denied bail both before and after his trial and has been incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The doctor has maintained his innocence but was convicted and incarcerated.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
For over a year, I have been locked in one room with twenty-five other incarcerated people, sharing the same one room.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The singer also dated incarcerated rapper C-Murda for some time before quietly ending their relationship, confirming their split in 2023.
—Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
An incarcerated woman died Monday morning at a San Mateo County Jail following a medical emergency, authorities said.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
The nonprofit has helped nearly 3,000 families keep connections between children and an incarcerated parent through visits at jails and prisons in Miami-Dade and across Florida, Shellie Solomon, president of Children of Inmates, said in an email.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Avner also said that some of the incarcerated women who volunteered with the meal program, who have since been released, have come back to volunteer.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The California Medical Facility is the largest hospital for incarcerated people in the state.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Most incarcerated people have the ability to reduce the length of their sentences through sentence reduction credits, also called good time credits, which are awarded for things like good behavior, enrollment in classes and holding jobs within the prison.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Some incarcerated people have published their first professional publications through it.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Many, if not most, of the attendees had previously been incarcerated.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Rocha’s father was a gang member, Reynolds said, and incarcerated during his childhood.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Combs, 55, will be incarcerated for 50 months, roughly four years, for the two prostitution counts of which he was convicted in July, Judge Arun Subramanian revealed during a hearing in Manhattan federal court this afternoon.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
But off camera, incarcerated men whisper about terrible goings on being kept secret from the public, sparking a six-year investigation behind the walls of the nation’s deadliest prison system.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
The film is Panahi’s first since being incarcerated for several months in 2023 for criticizing the Iranian government.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Dassey remains incarcerated at the Oshkosh Correctional Institution.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
He was denied bail both before and after his trial and has been incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The doctor has maintained his innocence but was convicted and incarcerated.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerated
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Saad Almadi, a 75-year-old dual US-Saudi citizen, remains barred from exiting the country after previously being imprisoned and reportedly tortured over X posts about the crown prince, including one about Khashoggi’s murder.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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They were blacklisted, harassed, silenced, and even imprisoned.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, Panahi has been twice jailed in Iran and forbidden to film.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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After further protests, in 1950, he was jailed again.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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About 20 living hostages remain captive in desperate conditions, Israeli officials say, and about 25 more are believed to have died, but their bodies have not been returned to their families.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Canada’s last captive whales will remain at the Marineland park near Niagara Falls for now after the federal government denied the zoo’s request to ship the 30 belugas to China.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Darius Bazley interned for New Balance for a year before becoming a first-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Carpenter first met Kirk as a teenager in 2021 at a small gathering in the Arizona Biltmore and later interned for Turning Point Action.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Incarcerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarcerated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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