as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II is one of the more shameful chapters in United States history
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Recent Examples of internment
Flags are then raised on the sunset of the day of Cheney’s internment, which is still to be determined.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Critiques from the American right, which lament the film’s timely depictions of a police state, immigrant internment camps and leftist revolt, read like ChatGPT essays programmed to write in the voice of Karen.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Their survival is dependent on local taxes and fees for opening or closing gravesites and providing internment rights.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
My grandparents not talking about their experience being sent to a Japanese American internment camp during World War II, and then also my mom never talking about her older sister, who passed away before I was born.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
Critiques from the American right, which lament the film’s timely depictions of a police state, immigrant internment camps and leftist revolt, read like ChatGPT essays programmed to write in the voice of Karen.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Their survival is dependent on local taxes and fees for opening or closing gravesites and providing internment rights.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
My grandparents not talking about their experience being sent to a Japanese American internment camp during World War II, and then also my mom never talking about her older sister, who passed away before I was born.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for internment
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After Liat Beinin Atzili and her husband Aviv were abducted by Hamas on October 7, Liat’s father Yehuda embarks on an uncertain mission to secure his daughter’s release while resisting pressure to use her captivity to justify escalating violence in Gaza.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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Sharabi told Fox News Digital about his life after captivity.—
Rachel Wolf , Ronn Blitzer,
FOXNews.com,
20 Dec. 2025
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Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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Boardman imposed a sentence of 97 months, citing Roske’s mental health and concerns about incarceration conditions and his status as a first-time criminal offender.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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The kidnapping itself was extremely violent, but for the first month of my imprisonment, I was not otherwise physically abused.—
Elizabeth Tsurkov,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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Sharing unauthorized information about Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine war is punishable by up to 15 years’ imprisonment.—
Max Hastings,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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He was transferred to home confinement in Philadelphia, the Bureau of Prisons told TMZ Thursday.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Her confinement was not the result of any criminal conduct, but of bureaucratic error compounded by institutional inertia.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Department of Justice said Steven Anthony Cowles, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The two counts of second-degree assault could carry up to seven years in prison each, if convicted.—
PJ Green
January 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Internment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internment. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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