REMANDING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

remanding

verb

present participle of remand

as in incarcerating

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Demolishing universities, assaulting the press, violently resegregating the public sphere, ramming degenerative AI down our throats, incarcerating mere zine makers, the regime is systematically repealing the right to culture.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
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

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Potentially containing trillions of parameters — values learned during training — frontier models require vast computing resources, largely confining them to data centers, where they can be more easily monitored and, in principle, switched off.

— Robert Hart, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026
Luck was not widespread among Wednesday’s Florida Lotto, Fantasy 5 and Powerball drawings, confining itself to a single ticket.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

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As bystanders rushed to her aid, a local barber pulled the driver from the car, detaining him until police arrived.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Mamdani released a statement Wednesday criticizing the Israeli government for detaining Lander and the other activists, some of whom are new Yorkers, according to the mayor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

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Despite its lengthy history of imprisoning Americans on questionable charges, Russia has not faced the designation, which was applied to Iran in February and Afghanistan in March.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Many governments are doing this through surveillance, monitoring social media, doxxing, creating AI deepfakes and even forcibly repatriating critics in exile and imprisoning them.

— Mary Lind, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of imprisoning

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In Bellés’s estimation, everyone involved with the film immersed themselves in the details, committing to whatever their role was with something like abandon.

— Elaina Patton, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Founder Philip Manghisi tested the market through seasonal pop-ups before committing to a permanent location, citing Park City’s affluent customer base and limited luxury retail competition.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

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Michael McCoy, 34, is charged with kidnapping the woman and holding her for three days.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
In the morning, our breakfasts were put through the hole in the door, in small oblong-square tin pans, made to fit, and holding a pint of chocolate, with brown bread, and an iron spoon.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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