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Recent Examples of inmate
An ex-con who spent nearly 20 years behind bars is accused of using a drone to deliver contraband to inmates at a Florida prison.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
The various story strands are plaited together so neatly as to become a single braid, with an emphasis on how much these lives interlock as the shelter inmates support each other.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Williams allegedly shut off the water to a toilet to help clear the way for the inmates to escape, sources said.
—Jason Volack, ABC News, 23 May 2025
The idea that this inmate would be here in Cannes, a free man, was unthinkable.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
The various story strands are plaited together so neatly as to become a single braid, with an emphasis on how much these lives interlock as the shelter inmates support each other.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Williams allegedly shut off the water to a toilet to help clear the way for the inmates to escape, sources said.
—Jason Volack, ABC News, 23 May 2025
The idea that this inmate would be here in Cannes, a free man, was unthinkable.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmate
prisoner
Noun
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Around 30,000 children are among those being held as prisoners.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
1 June 2025
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Whether or not Melendez or any of these men ever walk free, what was once California’s most notorious lockup is now a place that offers them the chance to change and provides the most elusive of emotions for prisoners — hope.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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“Inmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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