as in prison
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
sentenced to three years in jail for his crime
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as in to imprison
to put in or as if in prison
threatened to jail the punks if they so much as jaywalked
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Recent Examples of jail
Malaka Gharib, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
For now, the former president sits in his jail cell.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
When Iranians elected a reformist president, Mohammed Khatami, in 1997, Khamenei hamstrung him by jailing cabinet ministers and shuttering friendly newspapers.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Ever get one of those texts or voicemails from someone claiming to be the IRS and demanding payment, even threatening jail time?
—Malaka Gharib, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
For now, the former president sits in his jail cell.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Both brothers remain jailed and cannot be bailed out.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
When Iranians elected a reformist president, Mohammed Khatami, in 1997, Khamenei hamstrung him by jailing cabinet ministers and shuttering friendly newspapers.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jail
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The attack on the Michigan synagogue took place on the same day as a former Army National Guard member who served years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State group opened fire on a classroom at Old Dominion University in Virginia, killing one person and wounding two others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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The pair are believed to have been found guilty in an Iranian court of spying on behalf of both France and Israel and given long prison sentences, according to the BBC.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Assets were frozen, sanctions were threatened, UN resolutions were passed, but still the captives remained imprisoned.—
Bill Keane,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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Two months later, Mabrouk and his fellow plotters were arrested and imprisoned by the Ben Ali government.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Prisons employ hundreds of workers locally at two military facilities, the nation’s first federal penitentiary, a Kansas correctional facility and a county jail, all within six miles of City Hall.—
Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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He was arrested again in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961 and spent four months in a penitentiary where fellow Freedom Riders cried out in song each night.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Carmen Mejia, who was declared innocent after spending more than 20 years behind bars for a wrongful conviction in a child's death in Texas, faces deportation to her native Honduras because her immigration status lapsed while she was incarcerated, her attorneys said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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According to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, Green was convicted in 2022 and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison and is incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Jail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jail. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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