Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remands
Noun
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Car crashes are a leading cause of death for children, with many fatalities involving improper restraints.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Dec. 2025 -
However, more flexible approaches, such as reasonable restraints on compensation and NIL, would probably enjoy much more success in courts.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Alligator Alcatraz houses a few hundred employees in trailers and detains about 650 male immigrants in large tents; until a few weeks ago, the number of those being detained was nearly 1,500.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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But trust me, Dakota history is everywhere in this—ICE detains people on the site of what was once a concentration camp for Dakota people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Some arrests have come with the help of a Border Patrol air unit.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Deputies often make arrests in traffic court, Navis said, but usually on behalf of other counties.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Afwerki routinely imprisons his critics and political opponents and has implemented a policy of indefinite mandatory military and national service for residents, which human-rights watchdogs say amounts to slavery.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
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Fearing judgment imprisons a leader to accept boundaries as a rule of self.—
Paige Francis,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Despite their felony convictions and impending incarcerations, both former Met police career criminals continue to collect their monthly kisses in the mail — $8,850 a month for Cederquist and $6,020 for Butner.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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Baltimore leaders say that 87% of young men enrolled in Roca Baltimore for 24 months have no new incarcerations, while those who stay in the program for three years are 19% less likely to return to a life of crime than other similarly aged men in Maryland.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Today, Rikers incarcerates approximately sixty-seven hundred people—most of whom are in pretrial detention, others who are serving terms of less than a year—in facilities that are within New York City while also being out of sight and largely out of reach.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
Noun
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On Monday, Afghanistan’s vice and virtue ministry dismissed the reports of arrests and detentions of women.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Immigration authorities say the detentions of a Somali referee and two Iraqi national team members were part of routine vetting.—
Sammy Westfall,
Washington Post,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The historical drama follows Margaret, a young woman afflicted with an overwhelming anxiety disorder that confines her to a life of fear.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Places like Los Angeles and Oakland have high permit fees and strict zoning that often confines cans to industrial areas.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Remands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remands. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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