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Recent Examples of inmate
The object was to break the roughly 5,000 inmates, etching into their minds that resistance of any kind was futile.
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
South Carolina allows condemned inmates to choose whether to die by lethal injection, electric chair or firing squad.
—CBS News, 8 May 2025
On Monday at 12:55 p.m. local time, Vawter allegedly fired at an inmate transport van and deputies outside of the courthouse.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 8 May 2025
Federal guidelines allow for judges to consider an inmate’s good deeds behind bars when resentencing.
—Lee Ross, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
South Carolina allows condemned inmates to choose whether to die by lethal injection, electric chair or firing squad.
—CBS News, 8 May 2025
On Monday at 12:55 p.m. local time, Vawter allegedly fired at an inmate transport van and deputies outside of the courthouse.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 8 May 2025
Federal guidelines allow for judges to consider an inmate’s good deeds behind bars when resentencing.
—Lee Ross, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmate
prisoner
Noun
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The negotiations resulted in an agreement for a large prisoner swap but not a cease-fire.—
Liubov Sholudko,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The Coproduction Office title follows an idealistic young Soviet prosecutor who comes across a letter written by a prisoner.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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“Inmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmate. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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