REARRESTING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

rearresting

verb

present participle of rearrest

as in locking (up)

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Verb

Several agents work a task at once, with implementation running in parallel while reviewers watch in the background.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The labor market is running in a lower gear, so income growth should continue to slow, Vanguard’s Schickling said.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of running in

Verb

Color, line, and texture all play important roles in making a small garden feel expansive and inviting or confining and cramped.

— Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
The dragging chains had worn away all soft earth and grass, confining the dogs to circles of hard dirt.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Definition of confining

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Even as retailers anticipate pulling in more tourist traffic as a result of the development, lung experts cite health concerns connected to the move.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Joy Behar shocked The View Wednesday morning upon pulling in married interview guest Anson Mount for a long kiss on the lips live on the air.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

Definition of pulling in

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Critics say the 12-year rule of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has marked a crackdown on civil society and jailing of political opponents.

— Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
Also contentious was last year’s jailing of former Trade Minister Thomas Lembong over sugar import permits a decade ago despite no evidence of personal financial gain.

— Chandra Asmara, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Definition of jailing

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The turn of events prompt the narrator to re-examine his life as a gay Latine son of immigrants whose hometown is now imprisoning people like him.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts, cited laws against defacing monuments as grounds for imprisoning anyone harming the pool.

— Nathan Ellgren, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026

Definition of imprisoning

Verb

Jones is accused of committing nine offenses against the man, including kissing him multiple times without consent and touching the man’s genitals while the man was driving.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Dalke earned significant media attention as a young golf prospect, committing to a scholarship at the University of Oklahoma at the age of 12.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of committing

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The goal is to reduce violence, get people proper resources, and avoid the cycle of incarcerating people dealing with poverty, addiction, and mental health.

— Scott Maucione, NPR, 27 July 2026
Officials reinforced stay-at-home orders by erecting fences around some apartment buildings, essentially incarcerating occupants.

— Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of incarcerating

Verb

In the Character Wheel, the eleven dimensions are integrated, each activating and restraining the others.

— Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The videos showed multiple players restraining the 15-year-old victim while another of the juvenile suspects poked him with a broomstick.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 29 July 2026

Definition of restraining

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