internees

plural of internee
as in prisoners
one that has been taken and held in confinement all internees were released upon the cessation of hostilities

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prisoners
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  • Last month, Hamas accepted Qatari and Egyptian mediators’ most recent offer for a 60-day temporary ceasefire, during which 10 of the living hostages would be returned in exchange for a mass release of Palestinian prisoners.
    Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Elsewhere there will be Waiting For the Out, the adaptation of Andy West’s memoir written by Dennis Kelly about a philosopher teaching prisoners concepts such as dominance and free will only to have his own past unravel.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Internees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internees. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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