rearrested

verb

past tense of rearrest
as in incarcerated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearrested
  1. incarcerated
  2. jailed
  3. imprisoned
  4. detained
  5. arrested
  6. confined
  7. committed
  8. apprehended
Verb
  • Carpenter, now 62, has been incarcerated at York Correctional Institution in Niantic for 25 years.
    — Greg Smith, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
  • People in crisis incarcerated in Joliet have set over 60 fires since summer 2024, including eight cases of self-immolation and, after guards impeded access to lifesaving care, at least one death.
    — Joan Steffen, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of incarcerated
Verb
  • The move means the pair will remain jailed during what could be a monthslong extradition process.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In 2024, former transport minister Subramaniam Iswaran was jailed for accepting more than $300,000 in gifts while in office.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of jailed
Verb
  • Mohammed confessed to planning and executing the attacks while imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed remains imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, where he and three co-defendants are scheduled to face a military tribunal in 2028.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of imprisoned
Verb
  • Each year there is heavy police presence at the site around the anniversary, and some people have been detained after showing up with flowers or candles.
    — Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, water is often scarce, and small protests have erupted, despite the fear of being detained, as anger and frustration boil over.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of detained
Verb
  • Dasha Ramírez, now 9, still remembers the day armed, uniformed Border Patrol agents arrested her family, her mother, Noemi Chavez, told the Tribune.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Federal authorities have arrested and sought to deport pro-Palestinian activists, actions that judges have deemed a First Amendment violation.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • The birds — which were Neisen’s idea — are usually confined to the rooftop of the converted 19th-century industrial space, a surprising country quirk in the heart of the city designed by landscaping firm Brooklyn Grange.
    — Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Feeling overwhelmed and anxious is not just confined to adults; kids can feel it, too.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of confined
Verb
  • Mozeliak is committed to the team only through the end of the calendar year.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In the lead-up to filming in Dublin, Yeoh committed herself to authentically embodying a surgeon, attending in-person instruction at the Royal College of Surgeons.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of committed
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  • Tshuma, who was identified as a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage, was arrested in Johannesburg on July 10 while in possession of a gun and ammunition after Interpol issued a notice for him to be apprehended.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Authorities apprehended the father and son in a warehouse in Sonora, Mexico.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of apprehended
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“Rearrested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rearrested. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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