as in captive
one that has been taken and held in confinement
the prisoners were fed only bread and water twice a day
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Recent Examples of prisoner
The attorneys said Abrego observed prisoners violently harm each other without staff intervention.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 3 July 2025
Netanyahu ultimately rejected the proposal after Hamas asked for Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza, the release of at least 1,500 Palestinian prisoners, and a four-and-a-half-month ceasefire in exchange for releasing all Israeli hostages.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 2 July 2025
Eight decades earlier, Roth was a prisoner in the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, having already survived the Auschwitz death camp and, before that, a ghetto for Eastern European Jews.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 30 June 2025
Camp Blanding was used for detention purposes in the past, housing German prisoners during World War II.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 3 July 2025
Netanyahu ultimately rejected the proposal after Hamas asked for Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza, the release of at least 1,500 Palestinian prisoners, and a four-and-a-half-month ceasefire in exchange for releasing all Israeli hostages.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 2 July 2025
Eight decades earlier, Roth was a prisoner in the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, having already survived the Auschwitz death camp and, before that, a ghetto for Eastern European Jews.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 30 June 2025
Camp Blanding was used for detention purposes in the past, housing German prisoners during World War II.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prisoner
Noun
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Thousands are expected to join hostage families at rallies in Israel on Saturday to urge the government to reach a deal to free the captives.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Sherri Papini, the California woman who was convicted in 2022 of faking her kidnapping and lying to the FBI, is again claiming that she was, in fact, kidnapped. Papini, 43, told authorities in 2016 that two Hispanic women abducted her and held her captive for three weeks.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
20 June 2025
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These pilot programs involve the robot performing tasks like machine tending, part inspection and reality capture.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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Hotel Congress: Step into history at this iconic hotel known for its retro charm, unbeatable brunch and ties to the capture of outlaw John Dillinger.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 July 2025
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“Prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prisoner. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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