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
But in December 2023, President Joe Biden granted him clemency as part of a prisoner exchange agreement with Caracas, and Saab was flown back to Venezuela, where he was publicly welcomed by Nicolás Maduro’s regime as a diplomatic victory.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
The Venezuelan prisoners’ rights group Foro Penal estimates that more than 400 people are detained in the South American country for political reasons.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
The man held two of their victims prisoner at a cabin in Wilseyville.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Russia and Ukraine also agreed to suspend all kinetic activity and exchange 1,000 prisoners each as part of the agreement.
—Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
The Venezuelan prisoners’ rights group Foro Penal estimates that more than 400 people are detained in the South American country for political reasons.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
The man held two of their victims prisoner at a cabin in Wilseyville.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Russia and Ukraine also agreed to suspend all kinetic activity and exchange 1,000 prisoners each as part of the agreement.
—Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prisoner
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Mohamed Soliman admitted to the attack on the Pearl Street Mall in June 2025 during a demonstration in support of Israeli captives held by Hamas, throwing two Molotov cocktails at the group, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen others.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The story revolves around nine warriors who travel to Tsushima Island to rescue Korean captives kidnapped by Japanese pirates.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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The cinematographer Joachim Philippe keeps his camera close to Annie’s face and captures, as if from her point of view, the drunken partying and canoodling that seems to happen every evening.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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His visits this year have been jam-packed with news, from announcing the capture of Venezuela's then-president Nicolás Maduro and strikes on Iran.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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“Prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prisoner. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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