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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Dozens of Israeli hostages are still being held captive by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Six people in Ohio are accused of holding a man captive for about a week and repeatedly beating him with a metal baseball bat.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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 31 Mar. 2025.
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