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Recent Examples of remand
Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Action for Children’s mother and baby units provide a dedicated place for new and expectant mothers serving a prison sentence or on remand, Kate’s office at Kensington Palace said.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
The justices remanded the case back to the lower court, which will now reconsider the issues through the lens of the Court’s decision.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
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Noun
So a remand does not necessarily mean that health insurers will gain the power to deny coverage for cancer screenings or anti-HIV medication.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Action for Children’s mother and baby units provide a dedicated place for new and expectant mothers serving a prison sentence or on remand, Kate’s office at Kensington Palace said.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
However, at the beginning of May, South Korea’s Supreme Court overturned the ruling, remanding the case back to the appeals court.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
The justices remanded the case back to the lower court, which will now reconsider the issues through the lens of the Court’s decision.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remand
Noun
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Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia graduate and pro-Palestinian activist just released from ICE detention, was in the front row.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
Verb
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The local imam jailed in Butler County after losing his asylum status has a hearing with a federal immigration judge next week.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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Davis later violated the terms of his sentence and was jailed for the remainder of his sentence.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Writing becomes an act of containment—not confinement.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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The former president returned to confinement in the Seoul Detention Center about 20 km (12 miles) south of the capital after the decision.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
9 July 2025
Verb
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In Spring Valley earlier this month, sheriff’s deputies were called in as federal agents conducting immigration enforcement detained two people on a residential street.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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The state has refused to make public a roster of detainees at Alligator Alcatraz, instead offering selective information about who is being detained there.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Friday’s protest marks the second time men incarcerated at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution organized a mass hunger strike to demand better treatment and services within the last year and a half, though IDOC leadership in the past has taken issue with use of the term.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
19 July 2025
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Today, it's based in Milwaukee and airs across the country to people who are home-bound or incarcerated.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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The divorced father of three said he was detained in 2013 following an incarceration for violating probation related to a drug offense.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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This panel will examine mass incarceration through multiple lenses and how the criminal justice system serves as a point of crisis of public health, black wealth building, voter disenfranchisement, and family structure.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
Verb
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In one study, researchers induced postnatal stress in a mouse (confining her, forcing her to swim) and separated her from her pups at unpredictable intervals.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The fire was initially confined and contained, with multiple strategies employed to protect structures, facilities, and infrastructure.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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His arrest has drawn scrutiny on press freedom in the United States.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Following his arrest, Burhoe was immediately suspended without pay.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
12 July 2025
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“Remand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remand. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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