as in jails
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the Mafia capo ultimately landed in the slammer on a conviction of income tax evasion
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Recent Examples of slammers
And the Padres, after adding at the trade deadline, have their assortment of door slammers all locked up for the foreseeable future.
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slammers
Noun
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That includes local jails, which are sometimes used to hold immigrants, too.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, the number dropped significantly, even as supervision failures within jails persisted, down to 63.—
Ryan Oehrli
April 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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For the next two weeks, Rebin visited morgues, cemeteries, police stations, prisons, and forensic offices in Tehran and its neighboring districts.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Programs in Michigan prisons range from high school equivalency and special education to trades like welding, robotics and commercial truck driving.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Slammers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slammers. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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