1
as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
he was bored and frustrated by his incarceration in the quarantine
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2
as in imprisonment
the state of being held in lawful custody
sentenced to six months of incarceration for dealing in narcotics
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Recent Examples of incarceration
Furthermore, fair wages would allow people to support themselves during incarceration and save for when they are released, which could have a meaningful impact on well-being during and after incarceration.
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Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Tina Peters will walk out of a Colorado prison Monday, ending roughly 20 months of incarceration as her legal team renews its effort to overturn the seven criminal convictions that sent her there.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
This interactive experience in Pa’a village near Hilo on the Island of Hawaii was created by community leader Iopa Maunakea to help local men recover from incarceration and addiction.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The board needs to implement a more comprehensive system to reduce the rising rate of deaths in county jails that includes mental health services, substance abuse treatment and alternatives to incarceration.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 27 May 2026
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Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Tina Peters will walk out of a Colorado prison Monday, ending roughly 20 months of incarceration as her legal team renews its effort to overturn the seven criminal convictions that sent her there.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
This interactive experience in Pa’a village near Hilo on the Island of Hawaii was created by community leader Iopa Maunakea to help local men recover from incarceration and addiction.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The board needs to implement a more comprehensive system to reduce the rising rate of deaths in county jails that includes mental health services, substance abuse treatment and alternatives to incarceration.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarceration
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In conservation circles, the technique is known as headstarting — raise an animal in captivity, release it in the wild.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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The critic drew a parallel to Passengers and The Stepford Wives in noting that the horror of Bear’s wish is ultimately a form of captivity that the film occasionally risks framing as a romance complication rather than a moral catastrophe.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The judge sentenced him to 57 months of imprisonment for the fentanyl distribution charge and a consecutive 24 months for violating the conditions of his supervised release.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
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Kelly's mother, Barbara Renner, is charged with manslaughter, and her daughter, Elyssa Seymore, is charged with unlawful imprisonment.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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But with Questions 27 & 28, Yamashita is not just seeking to interpret the loyalty debate, and perhaps the experience of internment, by writing fiction about it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Tursun, 36, told us that her newborn son — one of triplets — had been killed by the Chinese Communist Party and that she was tortured in internment camps.—
Michael Arkush,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2026
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The organization helps to get people out of immigrant detention facilities while their cases are processed.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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The Workers Circle partnered with Sanctuary of the South, an immigration legal services organization, to provide a no cost legal representation to detainees at the Everglades detention facility who have been unable to secure a lawyer.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2026
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Ali wakes up in the morning to find Rue in the living room, learning from the news that Fez broke out of prison and vowing to get him.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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Erasures from his the poet’s journals narrate the speaker’s visit to his father in prison through the pinhole of what’s left of memory.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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The other, Mark Chavez, was sentenced to three years of supervised release with special conditions of eight months of home confinement and ordered to perform 300 hours of community service.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Chavez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and was sentenced to eight months of home confinement in December 2025.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Incarceration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarceration. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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