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
On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, following the bombing of a military center near Mahabad Prison, prisoners whose ward doors had been locked protested and set fire to their blankets, demanding their release under wartime conditions.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The movement also demands Cuba allow United States embassy personnel to visit prisoners who are American citizens.
—Sofia Saric, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
The movement also demands Cuba allow United States embassy personnel to visit prisoners who are American citizens.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
That would likely often allow prisoners who had served 20 years to be immediately released on parole.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The movement also demands Cuba allow United States embassy personnel to visit prisoners who are American citizens.
—Sofia Saric, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
The movement also demands Cuba allow United States embassy personnel to visit prisoners who are American citizens.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
That would likely often allow prisoners who had served 20 years to be immediately released on parole.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prisoner
Noun
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But women were among the captives who survived the Middle Passage.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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In Empire City, when a hostage crisis erupts inside New York’s landmark Clybourn Building, former Navy SEAL turned firefighter Rhett (Butler), his squad, and his NYPD wife Dani (Hayley Atwell) must fight and navigate their way through the building to rescue the captives.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The photos benefit from the full sensor's detail and the additional light capture from the binned effect.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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Unlike that unfortunate royal, however, the hoard of coins successfully escaped capture; Anastasia, in reality, did not.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prisoner. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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