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
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
By communicating with incarcerated activists Robert Earl Council and Melvin Ray, the film exposes systemic issues, including brutal conditions and high mortality rates, while advocating for transparency and justice in a system that often operates in secrecy.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Jim Bob Duggar, star of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, tried to impart some fatherly love to his second incarcerated son.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
Opioid overdose deaths continue to drop Wisconsin prisons and county jails have expanded access to medications for opioid use disorder over the last five years, but gaps remain that leave some incarcerated people without treatment.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The federal prison in Bryan is a minimum-security camp for incarcerated women, many of whom are serving shorter sentences and placed into work and rehabilitation programs.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Ongoing lawsuits Understaffing can have critical impacts on incarcerated care, and Dallas County has had hundreds of detention officer vacancies through Sheriff Brown’s tenure.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
State officials are investigating the death Thursday of an incarcerated man at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
Advocates for incarcerated people say the parole process is rigorous and shouldn’t be politicized.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
Those who are hospitalized or incarcerated continuously on or before their 18th birthday through age 25 are also exempt.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Combs is incarcerated at the low-security Fort Dix federal prison in New Jersey and scheduled for release on April 15, 2028, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons records.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Adam Roberts is a memoirist and essayist from Long Island who spent twenty-six years incarcerated in New York State.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Williams, at age 40, is too old to be incarcerated in juvenile custody, and that should translate into release from prison.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
As a child, Takei and his family were incarcerated during World War II, an experience that has shaped his commitment to elevating stories focusing on identity and resilience.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
These children are more likely to end up incarcerated or on welfare.
—Clarence C. Crawford, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
Instead, the organization encouraged lawmakers to provide state resources toward those who were wrongfully incarcerated, including by passing Senate Bill 131, which would establish a wrongful conviction compensation fund.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The rivetingly intimate Jail Time Records profiles the first prison recording studio on the African continent and three incarcerated artists who express themselves through music.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
By communicating with incarcerated activists Robert Earl Council and Melvin Ray, the film exposes systemic issues, including brutal conditions and high mortality rates, while advocating for transparency and justice in a system that often operates in secrecy.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Jim Bob Duggar, star of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, tried to impart some fatherly love to his second incarcerated son.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
Opioid overdose deaths continue to drop Wisconsin prisons and county jails have expanded access to medications for opioid use disorder over the last five years, but gaps remain that leave some incarcerated people without treatment.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The federal prison in Bryan is a minimum-security camp for incarcerated women, many of whom are serving shorter sentences and placed into work and rehabilitation programs.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Ongoing lawsuits Understaffing can have critical impacts on incarcerated care, and Dallas County has had hundreds of detention officer vacancies through Sheriff Brown’s tenure.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
State officials are investigating the death Thursday of an incarcerated man at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
Advocates for incarcerated people say the parole process is rigorous and shouldn’t be politicized.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
Men in that age range who are on full-time military active duty don’t have to register, and neither do those who are continuously hospitalized or incarcerated during that time.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
Those who are hospitalized or incarcerated continuously on or before their 18th birthday through age 25 are also exempt.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Combs is incarcerated at the low-security Fort Dix federal prison in New Jersey and scheduled for release on April 15, 2028, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons records.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Adam Roberts is a memoirist and essayist from Long Island who spent twenty-six years incarcerated in New York State.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Williams, at age 40, is too old to be incarcerated in juvenile custody, and that should translate into release from prison.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
As a child, Takei and his family were incarcerated during World War II, an experience that has shaped his commitment to elevating stories focusing on identity and resilience.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
These children are more likely to end up incarcerated or on welfare.
—Clarence C. Crawford, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
Instead, the organization encouraged lawmakers to provide state resources toward those who were wrongfully incarcerated, including by passing Senate Bill 131, which would establish a wrongful conviction compensation fund.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerated
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Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment in Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son, Duannis Tabaoda.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Feb. 2026
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Since the 2021 army takeover, nearly 8,000 civilians have been killed and some 22,208 political detainees remain jailed, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a rights monitoring group.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Confronted by the local cops, Strahler admitted to creating and sending the images, then was arrested and jailed.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Among them are the New Yorker writer Emily Hahn, who was living in Hong Kong under Japanese occupation, and Donald Hasuike, a fourteen-year-old Japanese American who was interned at a camp in Colorado with family before being shipped to Japan against his will.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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University records show Hunt interned on Capitol Hill for a Democratic senator while Porter was in the House.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For too long, Live Nation and Ticketmaster held fans captive.—
Letitia James,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
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Only one cardinal survived—smells like a snitch—and Urban was apparently disappointed by how little the other captive cardinals had screamed.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Incarcerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarcerated. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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