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as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
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as in to arrest
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
the agency charged with apprehending criminals who have violated federal law
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Recent Examples of apprehend
After authorities launched a manhunt for Smith, he was recognized at a gas station in Albuquerque and apprehended two days later on March 17, according to prosecutors.
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Allsop was apprehended just before Southwest Flight 3772, bound for Chicago, was about to leave Georgia.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
More than a thousand anti-corruption investigators and police officers could be deployed in the operation to apprehend Yoon, who has been holed up in the residence for weeks.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
He was apprehended without incident at a home in Philadelphia.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 21 Jan. 2025
Allsop was apprehended just before Southwest Flight 3772, bound for Chicago, was about to leave Georgia.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
More than a thousand anti-corruption investigators and police officers could be deployed in the operation to apprehend Yoon, who has been holed up in the residence for weeks.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
He was apprehended without incident at a home in Philadelphia.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehend
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The more generous read is that OpenAI, as the poster child of American AI innovation, is trying to establish some rules in what is an unregulated and rapidly expanding industry that few people outside of it understand at a technical level.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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Anyone who tells you otherwise doesn't understand physics.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
30 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Williams, 29, was arrested in Citrus Heights on suspicion of homicide.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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By the time the multi-day Border Patrol operation ended, 78 undocumented immigrants had been arrested, according to the El Centro Sector of the Border Patrol.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Nash and Stills, classic rock legends in their own right, are best known for their work in Crosby, Stills & Nash, a folk rock supergroup (that also sometimes included Neil Young).—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Among those being recognized are Carmen Green-Wilson, Co-Founder of Play Make Her, known for her branding and marketing expertise with NBA star Chris Paul, and Jennifer King, the first full-time Black female coach in the NFL, currently with the Chicago Bears.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
31 Jan. 2025
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Around 700,000 Israeli settlers live among 2.7 million Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, land Israel seized in the 1967 Middle East war.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Yemen's Houthi rebels announced on Wednesday the release of the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a commercial vessel seized in November 2023 during their campaign in the Red Sea.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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The level of devastation Los Angeles has just experienced is hard for any of us to comprehend.—
Emma Marie Jenkinson,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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Famously, his digressive speeches require deep immersion in right-wing lore to comprehend.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Along with providing legal defense to immigrants detained by authorities, much of what the networks do is preventative.—
Rebecca Plevin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Arrested in March 2022 and detained before trial, he was given the longest sentence related to the Jan. 6 attack at the time.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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Talk with a healthcare provider about recognizing the signs of a serious complication.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, its College of Pharmacy is recognized as the second-highest producer of Black Doctor of Pharmacy degree recipients, according to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
27 Jan. 2025
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Personnel restrained Owens and the flight departing from that gate was delayed, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
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When Collins swatted Acevedo’s hand away, he was restrained and punched repeatedly by Zapata for about nine seconds until other officers intervened, urging their supervisor to back down.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Apprehend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehend. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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