remanding

verb

Definition of remandingnext
present participle of remand
as in incarcerating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remanding
  1. detaining
  2. restraining
  3. committing
  4. holding
  5. seizing
  6. arresting
Verb
  • If investigators succeed in detaining Yoon, they are expected to request court approval for a formal arrest.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • On Monday, security forces conducted raids in Adra, a suburb of Damascus, detaining alleged loyalists of the former regime.
    Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of detaining
Verb
  • After restraining Neely that day, Penny remained on scene when police arrived and later explained his actions to several NYPD officers.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors have said Penny acted recklessly and negligently by restraining Neely in a chokehold for so long, even after Neely stopped moving.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of restraining
Verb
  • DeAngelo admitted to committing more than 50 rapes and killing 13 people through a 12-year terror spree across six counties in California.
    Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
  • This movement’s energy radiated from a troubled detention center in Washington where a few dozen men charged with attacking police officers and committing other violent offenses were held.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of committing
Verb
  • Shakespeare, affectionately known as ‘Two Balls Shakey’ because of his penchant for holding a ball under each arm in training and during warm-up drills, contributed hugely to two promotions from League One in 2009 and the Championship in 2014, the great escape of 2015 and the 5000-1 title success.
    Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Waterproof mascaras rely on film-forming copolymers, which help with flexibility, holding the eyelash's curl, and boosting temperature resistance.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of holding
Verb
  • Pretending to be dead, Gi-hun and his friends launch a surprise attack, overpowering the guards and seizing their weapons, leaving only one guard alive.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Individuals are seizing opportunities as well.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of seizing
Verb
  • As Andrew Lloyd Webber’s go-to orchestrator during some of the composer’s most creative years, Cullen has translated many of the composer’s most arresting melodies into lush, full-bodied and evocative orchestral music.
    Darryn King, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • By then, Texas police were beginning to surpass federal authorities in arresting and prosecuting people for human smuggling.
    Alejandro Serrano, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of arresting
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