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as in seizes
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
the inept robber was promptly arrested by the off-duty policeman he had tried to hold up
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as in stops
to bring (something) to a standstill
cryogenics is based on the idea that extreme cold can almost arrest molecular motion
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as in enchants
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the sight of the daredevil walking a tightrope between high-rises arrested area pedestrians and motorists alike
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as in raids
the act of taking into one's control by authority of law
there have been only two arrests for driving while intoxicated in the county in the last six months
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as in cessations
the stopping of a process or activity
"hemostasis" is the technical term for arrest of bleeding
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Recent Examples of arrests
Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2025
Police still have not confirmed a motive for the shooting and have not made any arrests.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
The Midway Blitz Operation has resulted in nearly 550 arrests, according to Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Immigration arrests rose statewide throughout the summer and increasingly have resulted in detentions of people with no prior criminal convictions, The Denver Post reported recently.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
How the children came to be in the storage unit, and the circumstances that led to the adults' arrests, are not yet publicly known.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The clashes resulted in multiple injuries and arrests.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
The Interior Ministry reported 94 arrests nationwide by midday local time.
—Dan Gooding
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Police have yet to name a suspect, or even a person of interest, in the case, nor have any arrests been made.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
The co-founder of the Alliance for Respect and Education for Immigrants, or AIRE, asserted the community should be aware the National Guard is not actively participating in the arrests.
—Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2025
Police still have not confirmed a motive for the shooting and have not made any arrests.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
The Midway Blitz Operation has resulted in nearly 550 arrests, according to Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Immigration arrests rose statewide throughout the summer and increasingly have resulted in detentions of people with no prior criminal convictions, The Denver Post reported recently.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
How the children came to be in the storage unit, and the circumstances that led to the adults' arrests, are not yet publicly known.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The clashes resulted in multiple injuries and arrests.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
The Interior Ministry reported 94 arrests nationwide by midday local time.
—Dan Gooding
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Police have yet to name a suspect, or even a person of interest, in the case, nor have any arrests been made.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrests
Verb
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When Day succumbs to his wounds, Dusk seizes the vacuum, claiming Hari Seldon’s psychohistory crystal.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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By the time Megan seizes control of the reins at the film’s close, the abrupt denouement feels jarringly disconnected rather than organic to the storytelling.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Michigan doesn’t have a statewide protocol for notifying residents when fluoridation stops.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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If those guardrails aren’t in place, the story stops being theirs.—
Kristine Johnson,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Earlier this month, a federal judge determined that some of the military's actions in support of ICE, including establishing protective perimeters during raids, constituted law enforcement and thus were against the law.—
Alex Horton,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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But immigration authorities may still obtain criminal warrants in some cases, like during large-scale workplace raids, including the recent operation at a Hyundai megaplant in Georgia, according to Kuck.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Antihydra almost certainly never halts.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Aug. 2025
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More than 50 Democratic lawmakers fled the state earlier this week, a decision that halts action on redistricting, as well as other bills in the legislature.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Is there one that particularly fascinates you?—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Although the show is based on the books, Han, who is also showrunner on the series, has teased that the endings may not be the same.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are hot seats and there are inevitabilities, unhappy endings to would-be fairy tales.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jonah grabs Henry's gun and shoots him coldly in the head.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Plopping himself down on it, Mushi then grabs the blanket in his mouth again, pulls it over himself, and settles down for a nap.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Arrests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrests. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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