as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II is one of the more shameful chapters in United States history
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Recent Examples of internment
Human rights groups say Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities have faced a raft of human rights abuses in the region, including being placed in mass internment camps.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
The book’s horrors—climate catastrophe, internment camps, genocidal wars, high-tech surveillance—are too familiar to serve as prophecy.
—Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Human rights groups have accused China of detaining over 1 million Uyghurs in mass internment camps and engaging in systematic forced labor, torture, rape, and forced sterilization as part of a broader campaign of assimilation.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
After taking office, Trump ordered military and immigration officials to be ready by Feb. 3 to implement the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, last used to justify internment camps for people of Japanese, German and Italian descent during World War Two.
—Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
The book’s horrors—climate catastrophe, internment camps, genocidal wars, high-tech surveillance—are too familiar to serve as prophecy.
—Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Human rights groups have accused China of detaining over 1 million Uyghurs in mass internment camps and engaging in systematic forced labor, torture, rape, and forced sterilization as part of a broader campaign of assimilation.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
After taking office, Trump ordered military and immigration officials to be ready by Feb. 3 to implement the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, last used to justify internment camps for people of Japanese, German and Italian descent during World War Two.
—Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for internment
Noun
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Friends gathered at the kibbutz pub on Nir Oz to watch Horn’s release from captivity and to toast his return, according to Israeli media.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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The 36-year-old was released from Hamas captivity Saturday along with two other hostages in exchange for 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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The program’s impact was significant: within five years of its implementation, the U.S. incarceration rate became the highest in the world.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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These evacuations and incarcerations were carried out under the direction of Gen. John L. DeWitt of the U.S. Army.—
James M. Purcell,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted Peltier’s life sentence to home confinement.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The smuggling operations also can cause psychological distress and confinement in small spaces, which can cause injury and even death.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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In 2018, President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who had served 22 years for drug trafficking and money laundering charges.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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An Indiana man has been sentenced to 105 years in prison for the 2022 fatal shooting of a Dutch soldier and wounding of two others in downtown Indianapolis.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Internment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internment. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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