REARRESTED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

rearrested

verb

past tense of rearrest

as in incarcerated

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Whether you are already incarcerated or dead, you will be found.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Goodwill notes that 86 cents of every dollar spent goes toward job training, career coaching, and housing support for local veterans, formerly incarcerated individuals, unhoused residents, and people with developmental disabilities.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Definition of incarcerated

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Porter County Sheriff's Office records show Dolnics remained jailed without bond on July 29.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter who was convicted on phony espionage charges and jailed for 544 days, might beg to differ with Blumenthal’s analysis.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Definition of jailed

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Prior to the ⁠verdict, the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent non-profit organization that promotes press ⁠freedom worldwide, said 29 journalists were imprisoned in Russia in connection with their work.

— Reuters, NBC news, 29 July 2026
The precise number of Americans currently imprisoned or prevented from leaving Iran remains unclear.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of imprisoned

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Officials also urge anyone who is detained by ICE, or whose family member is taken into custody, to contact the Haitian Consulate immediately at 305-916-8184 so the consular officials can assist.

— Tania Francois, CBS News, 31 July 2026
But that doesn’t mean that she could be detained without bond.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026

Definition of detained

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Marquez Christopher Pinder, 29, was arrested Sunday, according to Miami-Dade booking records and the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
The woman was arrested and faces charges of discharging a firearm and evading arrest.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026

Definition of arrested

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Allen is a pitcher who committed to Georgia Tech baseball in December.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
The Harvey Police Department, working alongside our law enforcement partners, is committed to conducting a thorough investigation and bringing those responsible to justice.

— Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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