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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the ongoing debate whether drug users should go to prison
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as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the view that prison does nothing to cure the criminal—if anything, it makes him worse
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Recent Examples of prison
Did Kendra Licari go to prison?
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In December 2024, NBA YoungBoy was sentenced to 23 months in prison on federal gun charges.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Framed and put in prison, John emerges out for revenge and ready to reunite with fiancée he was been ripped apart from, Sophia (Shailene Woodley).
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Brand was sentenced to life in prison for the killing and Jayden’s family has filed a lawsuit against the board alleging negligence in the case.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In December 2024, NBA YoungBoy was sentenced to 23 months in prison on federal gun charges.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Framed and put in prison, John emerges out for revenge and ready to reunite with fiancée he was been ripped apart from, Sophia (Shailene Woodley).
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Brand was sentenced to life in prison for the killing and Jayden’s family has filed a lawsuit against the board alleging negligence in the case.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prison
Noun
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He is being held on $2 million bail, online jail records show.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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He was eventually sentenced to six years in jail for defrauding investors.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the game, players take on the role of a plane-hopping traveler who has escaped captivity, embarking on an all-new adventure.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Yermak said Mykolayenko spent more than three years in Russian captivity, having refused to be exchanged in 2022, insisting that a critically ill fellow prisoner be released first.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At Parchman, the state’s troubled penitentiary, corrections workers were urging their colleagues to sign up.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
26 Aug. 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
Noun
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The many thousands of Palestinians (including children) held hostage in Israeli jails and internment camps are, of course, not a consideration whatsoever.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the northwestern province of Xinjiang, for instance, Beijing has refused to engage moderate voices and has relied on direct repression, including sending a large swath of the population to internment camps, to erase local culture and silence dissent among Uyghurs.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Vogel also advocated for the passage of legislation that eventually acknowledged the injustice of the exile and imprisonment and provided a payment of $20,000 to Japanese American camp survivors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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But even the women who, before, had spouses and children and worked as shop assistants and typists and factory workers cannot quite name the circumstances of their imprisonment.—
Carmen Maria Machado,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Transporting immigrants just released from incarceration helped solve a problem for ICE.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Sep. 2025
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The new episode will also chronicle Syed’s personal journey from incarceration to freedom, and his eventual reunion with family after 23 years behind bars.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Leon’s bond conditions include home confinement and electronic monitoring.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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These petitions challenge a detention by law enforcement, requiring the government to justify a person’s confinement.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Prison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prison. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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