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as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
do you apprehend the importance of this discovery?
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2
as in to arrest
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
the agency charged with apprehending criminals who have violated federal law
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Recent Examples of apprehend
Another big thing Barnett said is missing from Kansas City’s current laws is the ability for animal control to obtain a warrant to apprehend a dangerous dog.
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
The series is based on the real-life experiences of its creators and aims at portraying the complex Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as depict the modern-day Middle East, through the story of elite Israeli undercover agents apprehending terrorists.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
The Bureau of Indian Affairs notified the Spirit Lake Tribal Council of the deadly incident Tuesday morning and law enforcement apprehended a suspect Tuesday afternoon, according to a statement from Lonna J. Street, chairwoman of the Spirit Lake Tribe.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
He was apprehended in Altoona, Pennsylvania, following a five-day manhunt and dominating the national news cycle.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
The series is based on the real-life experiences of its creators and aims at portraying the complex Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as depict the modern-day Middle East, through the story of elite Israeli undercover agents apprehending terrorists.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
The Bureau of Indian Affairs notified the Spirit Lake Tribal Council of the deadly incident Tuesday morning and law enforcement apprehended a suspect Tuesday afternoon, according to a statement from Lonna J. Street, chairwoman of the Spirit Lake Tribe.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
He was apprehended in Altoona, Pennsylvania, following a five-day manhunt and dominating the national news cycle.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehend
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However, some of the following need to be considered to keep therapy ethical for all, regardless of the length of sessions: Clear Scope & Limitations: Clients must understand that micro-therapy is not a substitute for traditional therapy, particularly for deep trauma work.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
19 Mar. 2025
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Pure understands enterprise storage administrators and the overall enterprise data landscape.—
Matt Kimball,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The 39-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Johnny Reed McKinzie, was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department at 5:20 p.m. in the 13000 block of East 115th Street, according to a department spokesperson.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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They were arrested in September 2023, as Azerbaijan was carrying out the mass expulsion of over 100,000 ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, the disputed enclave of Azerbaijan that until 2023 was inhabited and governed by its indigenous ethnic Armenian majority.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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The cause of the fire was not known, the Fire Brigade said.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Apart from its cool aesthetic, the blender is known for being the quietest out there.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2025
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The area around the strait in the past has seen Iran seize commercial ships and purportedly launch attacks since President Donald Trump first unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers.—
Graham Underwood,
arkansasonline.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Both deals were first violated in 2014 when Putin seized Crimea and backed Russian separatist forces in the Donbas region.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
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Coca-Cola’s brief essentially trots out the same list of qualitative differences that the company raised during the Tax Court proceedings, almost as though the court had simply overlooked or failed to comprehend them.—
Ryan Finley,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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One Trump adviser said a goal of the president’s speech would be connecting his rapid-pace actions so far to average Americans who may not yet comprehend the motives behind them.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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However, on the call, Boasberg signaled that some of the five Venezuelans who were detained over the weekend were already onboard repatriation flights.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
16 Mar. 2025
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Rekha Sharma-Crawford, a partner at Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law who represents several individuals who were detained, told The Star that her team should have a disposition on the last person in custody soon.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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Burt had the foresight to recognize the changing consumer, and to see that luxury would work on e-commerce.—
David Moin,
WWD,
16 Mar. 2025
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Legacy media must recognize its responsibility to provide equitable reporting.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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The landscaping is restrained, all clean lines and neat minimalism.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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The ayatollah has repeatedly said Iran cannot trust that the United States would honor any bargain, especially after Mr. Trump pulled out of the last agreement to restrain Iran’s program.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Apprehend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehend. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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