as in to imprison
to put in or as if in prison
the state incarcerated over 1900 people last year
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Recent Examples of incarcerate
The plaintiffs, 10 of whom remain incarcerated, have received payments ranging from $50,000 to $200,000 based on the severity of their injuries, according to their attorney Robert Chalfant.
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Clara Harter Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2026
So far, all have been incarcerated.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Students who are not reading proficiently by third grade are far less likely to graduate from high school, and more likely to wind up incarcerated.
—Daniel L Gordon, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
In 1942, as the government was forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans on the West Coast, a nativist group hoped to revoke the citizenship of Japanese Americans born in the United States.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
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Clara Harter Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2026
So far, all have been incarcerated.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Students who are not reading proficiently by third grade are far less likely to graduate from high school, and more likely to wind up incarcerated.
—Daniel L Gordon, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
In 1942, as the government was forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans on the West Coast, a nativist group hoped to revoke the citizenship of Japanese Americans born in the United States.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarcerate
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Even after bringing him back stateside on a federal judge’s orders, criminal and immigration prosecutors have not stopped either trying to imprison or deport him, throwing the full weight of the federal government against one ordinary man.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Tribune found Chicago’s final costs to resolve claims in murder exonerations since 2010 averaged nearly $560,000 for each year the person was wrongfully imprisoned — and nearly $100,000 of that amount went to pay private lawyers.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Kendra was briefly jailed before being released on bond.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ronald Demeo, 63, was jailed last week after a woman reported that she was assaulted while under sedation at his clinic, located at 2801 SW Third Ave.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Incarcerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarcerate. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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