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Recent Examples of house arrest
Influencer Anna Sofía Benítez Silvente, known on social media as Anna Bensi, is constantly harassed by Cuba’s political police and was placed under house arrest in March.
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Sarah Moreno
june 5, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
So until then, consider yourself under house arrest.
—Deanna Pai, Glamour, 6 June 2026
Anthony posted a $250,000 bond for his release and has since been under house arrest.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 June 2026
She was sentenced to two years’ house arrest and eight years of probation.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
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Sarah Moreno
june 5, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
So until then, consider yourself under house arrest.
—Deanna Pai, Glamour, 6 June 2026
Anthony posted a $250,000 bond for his release and has since been under house arrest.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 June 2026
She was sentenced to two years’ house arrest and eight years of probation.
—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
Noun
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Their charges reportedly include assaulting a police officer, disorderly behavior in a police station, disorderly behavior, resisting arrest, obscene language, escape from lawful custody, causing dangerous harm and two counts of damage and obstruction.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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The defense attorney said Lawhead-Steele spent about four weeks in jail custody, forced to sleep on a makeshift bed on the floor because the jail cell was too crowded in South Carolina.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
Noun
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White was remanded following his initial arrest in March 2025, and will be arraigned at a later date.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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One of the victim’s owners tipped off authorities a day before the couple’s arrest.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Each aircraft launches autonomously, carries out reconnaissance and target acquisition tasks, then returns to the vehicle or installation for capture and recharging before the next sortie begins.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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His capture ended years of open hostility between Washington and Caracas and opened the door to unprecedented security cooperation.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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