REARRESTED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

rearrested

verb

past tense of rearrest

as in incarcerated

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Horsch was incarcerated in the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Mendoza has been incarcerated at the facility since March 2017.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of incarcerated

Verb

Some prominent figures have been detained Officials jailed so far include Vucic’s chief of criminal police, Marko Kricak, and another senior police official, both suspected of abuse of office in connection with a high-profile murder investigation.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Officials jailed so far include Vucic’s chief of criminal police, Marko Kricak, and another senior police official, both suspected of abuse of office in connection with a high-profile murder investigation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of jailed

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Already imprisoned for murdering a woman in Washington state, he was charged in 2008 with the three teenagers’ slayings.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Turk claims that Isbilen authorized the payment in hopes that Mountbatten-Windsor might be able to use his connections to help her husband, who has been imprisoned in Turkey since 2015.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of imprisoned

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Officers located and detained Stein in the area, and after a search, found a mini camera that had been discarded in a nearby trash can, police said.

— Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Parizek said officers responded within three minutes and quickly captured the suspect, who was detained along a nearby bike path without resistance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of detained

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According to Fulton County jail records, New has been arrested multiple times on suspicion of crimes including identity theft, insurance fraud, financial transaction card fraud, forgery and simple assault.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Officers arrested a suspect and seized two weapons after windows were broken at a gun shop.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of arrested

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Why are boys diagnosed around three to four times as often as girls, when the genes associated with autism aren’t confined to either group?

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2026
Born with spina bifida and confined to a wheelchair after his father was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam, Turek is a four-time Paralympian and two-time gold medalist in wheelchair basketball.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of confined

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The Anteaters were only outscored by seven in the middle quarters and then UCLA had a 14-0 advantage in the fourth quarter when Irvine went 0 for 11 from the field and committed seven turnovers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
The firm said any impact would likely become more apparent from 2028, as most projects planned for 2027 are already committed.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of committed

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Jacob Morley, who was serving a life sentence for killing a co-worker four years ago, was apprehended Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri, authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
If the shooter in question was apprehended, what should happen to them?

— Mark Guiducci, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of apprehended

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