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to take or keep (someone) in confinement by authority of law
Police detained the suspect.
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as in slowed
to keep (someone or something) from proceeding or progressing
She sent word that she had been unavoidably detained. The plane was detained for hours due to inclement weather.
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Recent Examples of detained
Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
The tangible and intangible costs of having goods detained at the border.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Investigators detained two people following the shooting, but did not say immediately whether they had been arrested.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Detroit Police Department officers later detained the person suspected of flying it over the Detroit Tigers' stadium.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
The letter, which Gonzalez published on Friday, contained figures on immigrants with criminal records being tracked by ICE but not detained by the agency.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
Routh was arrested on the highway less than an hour later, and he has been detained ever since.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024
Earlier this year, police detained an anti-violence worker after an altercation at a summer youth program.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Venezuela’s chief prosecutor, Luis Ortega Diaz, opened an investigation into the vote but was ousted and detained days later.
—Adriana Erthal Abdenur, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2017
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After King had the girl detained, McConico temporarily removed him from the bench for training.
—Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
The tangible and intangible costs of having goods detained at the border.
—Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2024
Investigators detained two people following the shooting, but did not say immediately whether they had been arrested.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Detroit Police Department officers later detained the person suspected of flying it over the Detroit Tigers' stadium.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
The letter, which Gonzalez published on Friday, contained figures on immigrants with criminal records being tracked by ICE but not detained by the agency.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
Routh was arrested on the highway less than an hour later, and he has been detained ever since.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024
Earlier this year, police detained an anti-violence worker after an altercation at a summer youth program.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Venezuela’s chief prosecutor, Luis Ortega Diaz, opened an investigation into the vote but was ousted and detained days later.
—Adriana Erthal Abdenur, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detained
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Smith was arrested in May 2020 and was being held on $1 million bail.City News Service, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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According to police, officers responded to the Safeway in the 3100 block of Balfour Road and immediately arrested two of the juveniles.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Ahead of the election, polls showed increasing support among Latinos for tougher border enforcement following rising numbers of immigrants arriving at the border or apprehended.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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But You star’s tip, local police then apprehended the suspect and arrested them for burglary.Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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Those measure could mean dunning a delinquent customer, or tapping into Tola's BNPL, working capital product.Lucinda Shen, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Rising lung cancer rates in Asian women who don't smoke worry experts How long can delinquent credit card debt be collected?Jackie Fortiér, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Detained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detained. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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