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
The film also examines the SS’s perverse relationship with music — forcing prisoners to perform for their entertainment and accompany slave laborers, turning art into another form of torture.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 May 2025
She was released in a prisoner exchange last month.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Alcatraz's operations began in the mid-19th century, first as a military fort to house prisoners, until the federal government transferred it to the Justice Department.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 5 May 2025
However, most of the prisoners were not infamous gangsters but prisoners who refused to conform to the rules and regulations of other federal institutions.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 4 May 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 May 2025
She was released in a prisoner exchange last month.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Alcatraz's operations began in the mid-19th century, first as a military fort to house prisoners, until the federal government transferred it to the Justice Department.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 5 May 2025
However, most of the prisoners were not infamous gangsters but prisoners who refused to conform to the rules and regulations of other federal institutions.
—Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prisoner
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The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive details related to the war, said the families of the captives were updated on those developments.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
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In the aftermath, Israeli leaders vowed to destroy Hamas in Gaza and free all of the captives held there.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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While her mother—who ran a tortilla business in Ensenada—planted vines back in 2007, Santiago studied enology in Australia and fell for biodynamic farming; at Mina Penélope, water canals capture and redirect water, and Santiago rebuilds and replenishes soil through composting and cover crops.—
Anya von Bremzen,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
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White’s mother, Carla White, who had worked for the county probation department for nearly two decades, was sentenced last month to one year in jail for helping her son evade capture while law enforcement sought him for Medina’s killing.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2025
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“Prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prisoner. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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