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
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  • Two men incarcerated at California State Prison, Sacramento have been accused in a fatal attack on a third inmate, prison officials said Tuesday.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Mendoza has been incarcerated at the facility since March 2017.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of incarcerated
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  • Yaxley-Lennon previously had been jailed for assault, mortgage fraud and contempt of court.
    — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Yaxley-Lennon has previously been jailed for assault, mortgage fraud and contempt of court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of jailed
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  • The politically outspoken Panahi has been repeatedly imprisoned and put under house arrest by Iranian authorities over the years.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Cromer was imprisoned for committing a physical assault, the New Hampshire Department of Corrections said.
    — Anna Meiler, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of imprisoned
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  • Officers arrived to find a man with minor lacerations and detained Manfre on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, the knife.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Two people have been detained, officials said, and two people have been taken to a nearby hospital.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of detained
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  • The officers eventually got the driver out of the vehicle and arrested him.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of arson.
    — Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrested
Verb
  • In preparation, she was confined in progressively smaller spaces, spun in a centrifuge, and trained to eat food in jellied form.
    — Ethan Teekah All, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026
  • For five months, most of the 17 crew would remain confined to that space, no more than 50 feet long, seated, leaving only when escorted to the bathroom.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of confined
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  • Citadel founder Ken Griffin moved his firm to Miami in 2022, and last month committed $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University, $2 billion of which will launch a CMU campus in the city.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Since Jayawardhana took office July 1, donors have committed about $73 million in gifts.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of committed
Verb
  • If the shooter in question was apprehended, what should happen to them?
    — Mark Guiducci, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
  • She was apprehended on the same day and has been detained since her arrest, according to court records.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of apprehended
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