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 officials speaking in the video said that prisoners are also at the police station.
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Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
The group began in a Rio de Janeiro prison in the 1970s as a means of self-protection for prisoners, and was inspired by leftist guerrillas.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Under the deal, hostages were released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, and a ceasefire was declared.
—Greg Norman , Trey Yingst, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Also, that 2028 date is predicated on Diddy being a near model prisoner, law enforcement sources tell me.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
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Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
The group began in a Rio de Janeiro prison in the 1970s as a means of self-protection for prisoners, and was inspired by leftist guerrillas.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Under the deal, hostages were released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, and a ceasefire was declared.
—Greg Norman , Trey Yingst, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Also, that 2028 date is predicated on Diddy being a near model prisoner, law enforcement sources tell me.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prisoner
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Hamas committed to returning all living and deceased captives being held in the strip as part of the ceasefire deal reached earlier this month.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
27 Oct. 2025
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After two years of relentless violence, a fragile and uncertain ceasefire has settled over Gaza, bringing joyous scenes of Israeli captives reuniting with their families and of Palestinian prisoners returning home after years of detention.—
Lydia Polgreen,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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Inspired by how humans cup their ears or bats adjust ear shapes, the team is developing systems that better capture and emit low-power sound for navigation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Because of Hughes, agents were able to identify Rudolph as the Birmingham bomber, and launch the investigation that would reveal his other crimes and lead to his capture.—
John Archibald,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prisoner. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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