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
After storming Mirebalais on March 31 and attacking the police station, gangs released more than 500 prisoners from the local prison.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Osgood is one of two prisoners — along with Moises Sandoval Mendoza in Texas — scheduled to die this week amid a slight uptick in the pace of U.S. executions.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
In his prisoner swap proposal, Bukele also called for the release of journalist Roland Carreño and lawyer and activist Rocío San Miguel.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Wang had held numerous talks with Waltz’s predecessor, Jake Sullivan, including an exchange that led to a rare prisoner swap.
—Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Osgood is one of two prisoners — along with Moises Sandoval Mendoza in Texas — scheduled to die this week amid a slight uptick in the pace of U.S. executions.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
In his prisoner swap proposal, Bukele also called for the release of journalist Roland Carreño and lawyer and activist Rocío San Miguel.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
Wang had held numerous talks with Waltz’s predecessor, Jake Sullivan, including an exchange that led to a rare prisoner swap.
—Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prisoner
Noun
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Dozens of protesters gathered outside Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem to call for an agreement to release the captives.—
Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Hamas forced Yarden to be filmed while a fellow Israeli captive was coerced into telling him that his wife and sons had been killed by an Israeli air strike.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For months, the miniature dachshund eluded capture after disappearing during a family camping trip on Kangaroo Island, located off the coast of South Australia.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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Raw capture with the mechanical shutter, plus 15fps or 30fps JPG drive with a pre-capture mode using the fully electronic shutter.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prisoner. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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