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Recent Examples of jailer
The Islamic Republic is one of the world’s top jailers of journalists, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, and in the best of times, reporters face strict restrictions.
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Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
Lockard had been employed as a jailer with the Sheriff's Office since Nov. 16, 2022, according to the release.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
Sheriffs and jailers are now prohibited from notifying ICE when someone in custody is wanted for deportation.
—Jason Plummer, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
But that did not happen, leaving nearly 140 Venezuelan migrants in the custody of jailers at a notorious Salvadoran prison known as the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
Lockard had been employed as a jailer with the Sheriff's Office since Nov. 16, 2022, according to the release.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2025
Sheriffs and jailers are now prohibited from notifying ICE when someone in custody is wanted for deportation.
—Jason Plummer, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
But that did not happen, leaving nearly 140 Venezuelan migrants in the custody of jailers at a notorious Salvadoran prison known as the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailer
Noun
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Alyson had served as senior warden at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale and was a trustee of Sewanee: The University of the South, the Episcopal college in Tennessee where Josephine had graduated.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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The prison warden subsequently announced that the sentence had been carried out, and the curtain to the execution chamber closed and witnesses were led from the viewing area.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Just then, a marshal scrambled onto the track, flipped the car over and relaunched it through his legs.—
William Liang,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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The government sent hundreds of F.B.I. agents, U.S. marshals, and others to the Wounded Knee trenches, armed with military equipment including armored personnel carriers and tear gas.—
Nick Estes,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
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The council will also consider measures to hold parents and guardians accountable for their children's actions, including fines and parenting classes for repeat violations.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
8 July 2025
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Riding on the laurels of military success in Iran, Netanyahu and Trump envision themselves as guardians of the free world.—
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen,
Time,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Isabella’s a keeper with an assistant-manager title in the near future.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The asset manager has evolved from a portfolio custodian to a business unit leader—closer to the CEO of the asset than to an administrator.—
Aurele Gouy,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The shooting claimed the lives of head of school Katherine Koonce, 59; custodian Mike Hill, 61; substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, 61; and third-graders Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs, the Covenant Presbyterian pastor’s daughter.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The man is then seen being cuffed by police as the crowd applauds his initial captors.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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Nelson Mandela: Redefining Freedom Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela refused to let his captors define him.—
Dr. Adil Dalal,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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“Jailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailer. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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