as in imprisoned
taken and held prisoner
confined citizens have basic rights under that nation's constitution
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as in restricted
to set bounds or an upper limit for
will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss
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as in jailed
to put in or as if in prison
the accused was confined until the trial could take place
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Recent Examples of confined
David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
Hydrothermal explosions occur when hot water in a volcano system turns into steam in a confined area, Morgan wrote.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 July 2024
One of Calhoun's first classified meetings involves something — or someone — locked away in a confined holding cell.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 July 2024
Having a pair of .50 caliber guns at your command doesn’t leave the gunner assigned to this position any less confined or exposed.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
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In such confined, awkward sites, devised to hold a five-story house, what was important to him?
—David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
Hydrothermal explosions occur when hot water in a volcano system turns into steam in a confined area, Morgan wrote.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 July 2024
One of Calhoun's first classified meetings involves something — or someone — locked away in a confined holding cell.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 July 2024
Having a pair of .50 caliber guns at your command doesn’t leave the gunner assigned to this position any less confined or exposed.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
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As a result, access to affordable healthcare is restricted.Ariel Katz, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The reason the internet satellite service became so popular after the women's rights protests began in 2022 is because access to Instagram and WhatsApp was restricted due to widespread civil unrest.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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He was imprisoned for nearly 18 years.Dan Slepian, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
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Iranians seized our embassy in Teheran and imprisoned diplomats for over a year.Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
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At least seven Australians are believed to have died fighting in Ukraine, according to ABC, but none was known to have died while being held captive.Eric Cheung, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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Gabriela Cowperthwaite Twitter aside, there’s no better way to get indignant in a short amount of time than by watching Blackfish, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary look into the world of captive killer whales.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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The legislature also has restricted the type of complaints the body can investigate and limited the commission’s attempts to oversee lawmakers — familiar tactics to impede ethics commissions across the country, according to the Campaign Legal Center, a nonprofit that has studied the issue.Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
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The timepiece is limited to 50 pieces and comes with a titanium bracelet and two straps.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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Before the campaign season even began, Maduro’s government had jailed more than 15,000 politicians, protesters, activists, and journalists, subjecting an unknown number to torture.Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Four of the country’s 13 presidents (including Park) have been jailed.Victor Cha, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Upon his release from prison, Marte connected with Defy Ventures, a nonprofit program offering entrepreneurship training and business mentoring to the formerly incarcerated.Tom Huddleston Jr.,Eric Clark, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
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He was was incarcerated at the time after being sentenced in 2009 to 19 years to life for his second-degree murder conviction in the 2003 shooting of Barbarian Queen actress Lana Clarkson.Marina Watts, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Confined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confined. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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