as in captive
one that has been taken and held in confinement
the prisoners were fed only bread and water twice a day
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Recent Examples of prisoner
Hamas released the living hostages to Israel, while Israel gave back a number of Palestinian prisoners.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Molina-Caraballo was charged with trafficking a class B substance, possession with intent to distribute a class B substance, and delivering drugs or articles to a prisoner.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Families wait outside the Ramallah Cultural Palace for the Palestinian prisoners to be released Monday.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
If accepted, fighting would stop immediately, Israeli forces would pull back, and hostages would be exchanged for prisoners within 72 hours.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
Molina-Caraballo was charged with trafficking a class B substance, possession with intent to distribute a class B substance, and delivering drugs or articles to a prisoner.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Families wait outside the Ramallah Cultural Palace for the Palestinian prisoners to be released Monday.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
If accepted, fighting would stop immediately, Israeli forces would pull back, and hostages would be exchanged for prisoners within 72 hours.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prisoner
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Earlier in the day, Hamas released the final 20 living Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, while also handing over the remains of two deceased captives.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Another transfer involving 13 surviving hostages and 28 additional captives — including 26 confirmed dead and two whose status remains uncertain — is expected to follow.—
Victor Loh,Emma Graham,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Saldaña also expressed excitement over director James Cameron’s interest in developing a documentary about the Avatar films, particularly the behind-the-scenes work that goes into performance capture.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill addressed the media following the capture, emphasizing the danger Groves posed to the public.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prisoner. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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