Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oubliettes
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Start exploring from the dungeons with sweeping ocean views at Castillo San Felipe del Morro, the city's vast colonial fortress.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Dec. 2025 -
Beyond rivals the finest Zelda dungeons with its ability to present you with a litany of ingenious puzzles to solve and levels to navigate, micro tasks to complete, and macro goals to accomplish.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Dec. 2025
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There have also been fewer inmate deaths in Tarrant County than in Dallas and Harris counties, although those county jails have more capacity — 7,552 beds in Dallas County and 10,466 beds in Harris County, the report shows.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
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If someone is jailed for any charges and doesn’t have legal immigration status, ICE asks jails to hold them longer than their otherwise release date so federal agents can pick them up.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Investigators believe some of the scams are coordinated by inmates inside Georgia prisons with help from people on the outside.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota correctional officials say many people accused of crimes were released directly to ICE by state or county prisons and jails.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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After his conviction, Gray was sent to Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country at the time.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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When officers approached, there was no one inside, but there were several dogs in cages in the back, per the report.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Support the tomatoes with cages or stakes to keep them from shading your zinnias.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Oubliettes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oubliettes. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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