as in imprisoned
taken and held prisoner
incarcerated residents of that state are still allowed to vote in elections
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as in jailed
to put in or as if in prison
the state incarcerated over 1900 people last year
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Recent Examples of incarcerated
Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
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
The jail system’s most severe problems are at Rikers Island, where neglect, mismanagement and the pandemic have created a dangerous, chaotic environment for the incarcerated and correction officers.
—New York Times, 8 Nov. 2021
Tom Huddleston Jr.,eric Clark, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
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
In the two years between his arrest and conviction, Wedding was incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Horowitz, now a successful screenwriter, is a former Chicago gang member who was imprisoned for nearly a decade and spent several years incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center, in Crest Hill, Illinois.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Biden claims his decision to commute the death sentences of some of the worst criminals incarcerated in the United States was guided by his conscience, but the president’s conscience was seared years ago.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
They wed in 2022 while she was still incarcerated.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
This creature is a member of another ancient species capable of surviving the firing of the Halo Array, who had been incarcerated by the extinct Forerunners.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
The film by Angela Patton and Natalie Rae takes us inside a Washington, DC jail where a program gives incarcerated men a chance to take part in a dance with their daughters.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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
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
The jail system’s most severe problems are at Rikers Island, where neglect, mismanagement and the pandemic have created a dangerous, chaotic environment for the incarcerated and correction officers.
—New York Times, 8 Nov. 2021
Verb
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
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
In the two years between his arrest and conviction, Wedding was incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Horowitz, now a successful screenwriter, is a former Chicago gang member who was imprisoned for nearly a decade and spent several years incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center, in Crest Hill, Illinois.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Biden claims his decision to commute the death sentences of some of the worst criminals incarcerated in the United States was guided by his conscience, but the president’s conscience was seared years ago.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
They wed in 2022 while she was still incarcerated.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
This creature is a member of another ancient species capable of surviving the firing of the Halo Array, who had been incarcerated by the extinct Forerunners.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
The film by Angela Patton and Natalie Rae takes us inside a Washington, DC jail where a program gives incarcerated men a chance to take part in a dance with their daughters.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerated
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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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He was imprisoned for nearly 18 years.—
Dan Slepian,
NBC News,
30 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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Thursday is Mangione's first time back in New York after he was arrested and jailed in Pennsylvania on December 9.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 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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“Incarcerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarcerated. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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