1
as in knows
to have a clear idea of
do you apprehend the importance of this discovery?
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as in arrests
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
the agency charged with apprehending criminals who have violated federal law
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Recent Examples of apprehends
John Early, as anyone encountering his work soon apprehends, chooses the latter.
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Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
Though the team immediately apprehends a suspect, the Marshals end up taking criticism from both sides.
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Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
Neighbors are now living in fear, looking on as ICE apprehends people of color across Minnesota.
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Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
The team successfully seizes two tons of gold and apprehends the leader of the criminal network.
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Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
Suppose the number is read in one case out of a hundred, and that the information reaches someone who apprehends the culprit in one case out of one thousand.
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Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
Though the team immediately apprehends a suspect, the Marshals end up taking criticism from both sides.
—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
Neighbors are now living in fear, looking on as ICE apprehends people of color across Minnesota.
—
Jason Rantala,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
The team successfully seizes two tons of gold and apprehends the leader of the criminal network.
—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
14 Jan. 2026
Suppose the number is read in one case out of a hundred, and that the information reaches someone who apprehends the culprit in one case out of one thousand.
—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehends
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The cocktail is a fantastic way to get acquainted with Fernet Branca, and who knows?
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Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.
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Keith arrests our thinking, and cons us into suppressing our critical faculties with the same kind of internalized surveillance that philosopher Michel Foucault broke down to describe a prison’s use of the panopticon in Discipline and Punish.
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Devlin throws a punch at Stone when the chief arrests him for drunken driving.
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Howard would like him to be involved but understands carrying a full tour bag through the practice days and four potential championship rounds would be a considerable physical demand.
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Prince Harry no longer plans to bring his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, with him to London next week amid security concerns, ABC News understands.
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Trump seizes America’s 250th-birthday spotlight, headlining the Great American State Fair, hosting a UFC bout at the White House and promoting new passports, $250 bills and coins bearing his image.
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Ellie brings up the salad and seizes the opportunity to take credit for her part in making lunch.
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The International Game Fish Association, official keeper of such records, recognizes eight-pound and 12-pound line classes, not six-pound and 10-pound.
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The supplement blend focuses on vitamin B and vitamin D, a nutrient Monaghan recognizes many people commonly lack.
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Alligator Alcatraz houses a few hundred employees in trailers and detains about 650 male immigrants in large tents; until a few weeks ago, the number of those being detained was nearly 1,500.
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What are your rights if ICE detains you?
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In an oppositional reading of a media text, the audience comprehends that the message conflicts with or contradicts their personal experiences of society.
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In the end, A Guardian and a Thief is a story that comprehends hunger more deeply than the world that produces it.
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Once inside, she’s confronted by Tommy (James Eddie), who stupidly grabs her to escort her out.
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When forecasters warn about a heat wave, the number that grabs headlines is the daytime high.
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“Apprehends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehends. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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