as in arrested
taken and held prisoner
took up the cause of imprisoned political dissidents
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as in jailed
to put in or as if in prison
in this society, we try to imprison criminals so that they can't do any more harm
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Recent Examples of imprisoned
Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
Convicted and imprisoned in 2000, the plucky criminal escaped jail and then evaded capture by holing up for months in a Toys ‘r Us and Circuit City store in North Carolina.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
Katie was murdered as a 7-year-old girl; where her murderer lives, imprisoned or paroled, makes no difference in our lives.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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The drama takes place at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility, where Velazquez was falsely imprisoned for 23 years.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
Convicted and imprisoned in 2000, the plucky criminal escaped jail and then evaded capture by holing up for months in a Toys ‘r Us and Circuit City store in North Carolina.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
Katie was murdered as a 7-year-old girl; where her murderer lives, imprisoned or paroled, makes no difference in our lives.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprisoned
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He could be jailed for up to seven years, fined, or both, if convicted of abetting and obstruction of justice.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
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The nation’s last cabinet minister charged with graft was Wee Toon Boon, who was found guilty in 1975 and jailed for accepting gifts.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
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There is also a section on the American pilots held captive here, and the late Sen. John McCain's flight suit is part of the museum's collection.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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The traveler is often captive to the slow-moving, and the marvelous, and the memorable, in strangeness.Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
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Back in 2012, the two starred in The Paperboy, in which Efron’s wide-eyed character falls for an older woman (Kidman) who is in love with an incarcerated murderer.Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
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Investigators later said the driver was unaware of the scam call that Brock had received with threats and demands for money, citing an incarcerated relative.Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Imprisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprisoned. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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