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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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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
Decades later, the state started using the facility for incarceration.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Like other influential Black leaders such as Malcolm X, Hoover abandoned criminal activity during his incarceration and committed to transforming the GDs into a pure civic improvement group.
—Jeremy Busby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Powerful Accounts: The Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration and held at a prison in El Salvador said they were physically abused and mistreated during their incarceration.
—Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 30 July 2025
Combs was convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution, which the judge said mandates incarceration.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Like other influential Black leaders such as Malcolm X, Hoover abandoned criminal activity during his incarceration and committed to transforming the GDs into a pure civic improvement group.
—Jeremy Busby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Powerful Accounts: The Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration and held at a prison in El Salvador said they were physically abused and mistreated during their incarceration.
—Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 30 July 2025
Combs was convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution, which the judge said mandates incarceration.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarceration
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Israel believes that as few as 20 hostages remain alive in Hamas captivity — many in critical condition, with only days left to live.—
Efrat Lachter , David Hammelburg,
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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An additional 251 were taken hostage by Hamas, 50 of whom are still believed to be in the group's captivity.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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The base later served as an internment camp housing both foreign nationals and U.S. citizens of Japanese descent during World War Two.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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The restaurant, located at 810 1/2 E. 31st St., was opened in 1951 by Paul and Kitty Kawakami, a Japanese-American couple who was confined in a California internment camp during World War II despite both being born in the U.S., according to The Star’s archives.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates is advocating for policy changes at DJS, particularly regarding who should make detention decisions.—
Keith Daniels,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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The 1985 blockbuster about a group of suburban Chicago high school misfits who are forced to spend detention together is being rereleased by Universal Pictures.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
16 Aug. 2025
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Under a state law that says the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction can extend someone's sentence based on conduct in prison, Mortimer could serve up to 50½ years.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
9 Aug. 2025
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He was sentenced to a term of five months to 20 years in prison and ordered to be removed to Laos in 2007.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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He was arrested following the shooting and is currently in pre-trial confinement.—
Greg Wehner , Liz Friden,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Radford has been interviewed by Army investigators and is in pretrial confinement, Lubas said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Incarceration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarceration. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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