immured 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of immurednext
as in imprisoned

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immured

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verb

past tense of immure
1
as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers scientists at the research station in Alaska are immured by the frozen wastelands that surround them

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2
as in jailed
to put in or as if in prison immured by a controlling, possessive mother, the young woman had no outside social life

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  1. housed
  2. imprisoned
  3. jailed
  4. enclosed
  5. incarcerated
  6. surrounded
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  • Among the artworks expected to be housed there are important Cubist treasures donated to the Met by Leonard Lauder in 2013.
    Alex Greenberger for ARTNews, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Deep learning and artificial intelligence continue to push our ideas of what’s possible, and expand the capabilities of digital systems housed on electronic hardware.
    John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Fifteen young Black girls, ranging in age from 12 to 15—though some survivors recall there being closer to 30—were imprisoned for challenging segregation laws.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • They were first imprisoned at Pawiak, in Warsaw, where they were tortured, Scorsese said.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of imprisoned
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  • Mangione remained jailed without bail in Pennsylvania, where he was initially charged with gun and forgery offenses.
    Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Her sister was jailed in 2018 for leading a women’s rights group and remains under a travel ban, unable to leave the country.
    Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of jailed
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  • Past the security gates of the Serra Retreat area of Malibu sits a small enclave of luxury homes, many of them gated or enclosed with walls.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Well, the dams enclosed reservoirs, obviously.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of enclosed
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  • He is currently incarcerated at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo, according to online records from the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Currently incarcerated in Utah, YoungBoy faces six charges of possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, as well as charges related to a pattern of unlawful activity stemming from a May 2023 arrest.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of incarcerated
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  • It is surrounded by a high fence, and visitors won’t be allowed inside for now.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Troops have surrounded Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and the urban Jabaliya refugee camp, allowing in almost no humanitarian aid and ordering tens of thousands to flee to nearby Gaza City.
    Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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