as in captives
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 prisoners
Last month, Hamas accepted Qatari and Egyptian mediators’ most recent offer for a 60-day temporary ceasefire, during which 10 of the living hostages would be returned in exchange for a mass release of Palestinian prisoners.
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Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere there will be Waiting For the Out, the adaptation of Andy West’s memoir written by Dennis Kelly about a philosopher teaching prisoners concepts such as dominance and free will only to have his own past unravel.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
President Luong Cuong also announced last week a major amnesty for 13,920 prisoners who will be released before the end of their jail terms, including 66 foreigners.
—Phuong Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
One vice president had allowed scores of Taliban prisoners to suffocate to death in shipping containers.
—Dan Fisher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
South Carolina has put prisoners to death by by firing squad twice in 2025.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
In his experiment, students who were randomly assigned to be guards began abusing the students who were prisoners after only five days.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The deal said to be under discussion would include a 60-day truce, the release of some of the 50 remaining hostages held by Hamas in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, a surge of humanitarian aid into Gaza and a road map toward talks on a lasting ceasefire.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
There is no reason to justify keeping civilians as prisoners and hostages in dramatic conditions.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere there will be Waiting For the Out, the adaptation of Andy West’s memoir written by Dennis Kelly about a philosopher teaching prisoners concepts such as dominance and free will only to have his own past unravel.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
President Luong Cuong also announced last week a major amnesty for 13,920 prisoners who will be released before the end of their jail terms, including 66 foreigners.
—Phuong Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
One vice president had allowed scores of Taliban prisoners to suffocate to death in shipping containers.
—Dan Fisher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
South Carolina has put prisoners to death by by firing squad twice in 2025.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
In his experiment, students who were randomly assigned to be guards began abusing the students who were prisoners after only five days.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The deal said to be under discussion would include a 60-day truce, the release of some of the 50 remaining hostages held by Hamas in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, a surge of humanitarian aid into Gaza and a road map toward talks on a lasting ceasefire.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
There is no reason to justify keeping civilians as prisoners and hostages in dramatic conditions.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prisoners
captives
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Israeli estimates indicate that 48 captives remain in the Strip.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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By nightfall, Liat and Aviv were captives in Gaza along with 250 other people – 12 of whom, like Liat, were American citizens.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Prisoners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prisoners. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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