as in imprisoned
taken and held prisoner
the soldiers daringly rescued their interned comrades without the loss of a single life
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as in jailed
to put in or as if in prison
some Polish citizens were interned in Russian camps during World War II
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Verb
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He was imprisoned for nearly 18 years.—
Dan Slepian,
NBC News,
30 Dec. 2024 -
Iranians seized our embassy in Teheran and imprisoned diplomats for over a year.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
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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Branch said violations could lead her to revoke Nutley's bond, and she would be jailed until the case is resolved.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But some of those taken captive are now coming home dead.—
Rawan Sheikh Ahmad,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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More than 48,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the war began after Hamas' surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killed 1,200 people and hundreds more were taken captive.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2025
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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
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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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“Interned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interned. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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