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Recent Examples of jailbird
But these jailbirds aren’t using their own fingers to fire off missives or create clones.
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Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
And these seven crooked cops are just the tip of the MSP jailbird iceberg.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
At no point has the jailbird shown contrition for her crimes.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
Her jumpsuit is a couture twist on the cartoonish striped getup of a jailbird.
—Jemal Polson, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Becomes a jailbird at a high-security zoo after he’s caught, with the newest Wallace & Gromit film, Vengeance Most Fowl, finding Feathers, all these years later, hell-bent on getting even with the duo who locked him up.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
And these seven crooked cops are just the tip of the MSP jailbird iceberg.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
At no point has the jailbird shown contrition for her crimes.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
Her jumpsuit is a couture twist on the cartoonish striped getup of a jailbird.
—Jemal Polson, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Becomes a jailbird at a high-security zoo after he’s caught, with the newest Wallace & Gromit film, Vengeance Most Fowl, finding Feathers, all these years later, hell-bent on getting even with the duo who locked him up.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailbird
Noun
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The charges follow a military report released in 2020 that found evidence that elite Australian Special Air Service and commando regiment troops unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners, farmers and other noncombatants.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Macron’s office denied there was any such agreement about a prisoner swap.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Years of leads and an on-and-off police investigation eventually led cold case investigators to a Westville inmate now linked to four 2002 Gary homicides.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, two Death Row inmates testified on Andres’ behalf, including Chadwick Willacy, who is scheduled to be executed on April 21 for beating his neighbor with a hammer and setting her on fire in 1990 in Palm Bay, Florida.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Mattis ruling in 2024 made more than 200 convicts eligible for parole hearings.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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An escaped convict who shot and killed a state trooper was found hiding in Pennsuco.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The cons of moving Sewell to left tackle Obviously, the Lions have a good thing going with Sewell at right tackle.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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But Ripley's con had an economic logic.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Jailbird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailbird. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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