as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
in this society, we try to imprison criminals so that they can't do any more harm
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Recent Examples of imprison
Within the labyrinth of halls, an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Trump made plenty of headlines this week, with a pardon for YoungBoy Never Broke Again and commuting the federal life sentences of former Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, who has been imprisoned since 1973.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 May 2025
Law enforcement officers in Arkansas were on the hunt Wednesday for a former police chief who broke out of a state facility where he was imprisoned for rape and murder.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Larry Hoover remains imprisoned under a state murder conviction despite the commutation of his federal sentences by President Donald Trump.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Trump made plenty of headlines this week, with a pardon for YoungBoy Never Broke Again and commuting the federal life sentences of former Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, who has been imprisoned since 1973.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 May 2025
Law enforcement officers in Arkansas were on the hunt Wednesday for a former police chief who broke out of a state facility where he was imprisoned for rape and murder.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Larry Hoover remains imprisoned under a state murder conviction despite the commutation of his federal sentences by President Donald Trump.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprison
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In the film’s single best scene, when Roebuck first meets Howitzer while jailed for existing while homosexual, Wright pulls back that armor.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Federal prosecutors argued for Roberson to be jailed for two years, but a judge disagreed.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 June 2025
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No person—incarcerated or not, transgender or not—should have their rights to medically-necessary care denied.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Over the years, he would be incarcerated two more times, ultimately spending 12 years behind bars.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
4 June 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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