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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearresting
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DeAngelo admitted to committing more than 50 rapes and killing 13 people through a 12-year terror spree across six counties in California.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Jan. 2025 -
This movement’s energy radiated from a troubled detention center in Washington where a few dozen men charged with attacking police officers and committing other violent offenses were held.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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After restraining Neely that day, Penny remained on scene when police arrived and later explained his actions to several NYPD officers.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
10 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors have said Penny acted recklessly and negligently by restraining Neely in a chokehold for so long, even after Neely stopped moving.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN,
9 Dec. 2024
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According to the motion, ICE agents held the 12 Liberty employees in four booths for nearly two hours before arresting them and escorting them out of the restaurant.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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The California Values Act, also known as Senate Bill 54, took effect in 2018 and limits how police in the state can work with federal immigration enforcement and also prevents police from investigating or arresting people for immigration enforcement purposes.—
Anabel Sosa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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Immigration advocates, attorneys and civil litigators are warning against the normalization of federal agents concealing their faces while detaining nonviolent students.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Western supporters of Ukraine have frozen roughly $300 billion in Russian Central Bank assets, as well as seizing and detaining yachts owned by Russian citizens under sanctions.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Any incumbent party would have had trouble holding onto the White House.—
Alex Thompson,
Axios,
22 Mar. 2025
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This tiny spot has everything needed for relaxation—a pair of Adirondack chairs to lean back and reflect on the day and a tiny table for holding drinks and snacks.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Rearresting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rearresting. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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