as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II is one of the more shameful chapters in United States history
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My Documents Kevin Nguyen Penguin Random House, April As another Trump administration kicks into gear, there may be no better, or scarier, work to consider than Kevin Nguyen’s second novel, which sees the U.S. government set up internment camps for Vietnamese Americans.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The cafe has been Asian-owned since it was founded in 1951 by a Japanese American couple, Paul and Kitty Kawakami, who had been confined to a U.S. internment camp out in California during World War II, even though they were born in the U.S., according to the Star archives.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
He was later forced into an internment camp because of Executive Order 9066.
—Tracie Canada / Made By History, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
Durgan had no issue with the use of naturalized citizens, his grandmother spent time in a Japanese internment camp in California during World War II.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
The cafe has been Asian-owned since it was founded in 1951 by a Japanese American couple, Paul and Kitty Kawakami, who had been confined to a U.S. internment camp out in California during World War II, even though they were born in the U.S., according to the Star archives.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
He was later forced into an internment camp because of Executive Order 9066.
—Tracie Canada / Made By History, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
Durgan had no issue with the use of naturalized citizens, his grandmother spent time in a Japanese internment camp in California during World War II.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for internment
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Learn more about some of the best new discoveries: 4-foot-long predator, kept in captivity for over a decade, discovered as new species In Ethiopia, a 4-foot-long snake known as Broadley’s African house snake was identified as a new species after being kept in captivity for years.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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The deal, expected to be implemented Sunday, would bring relief to nearly two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and allow for the return of dozens of hostages to Israel held in captivity since Hamas’s initial attack on Oct. 7, 2023.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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He was sentenced to seven days’ incarceration at a DUI education center, two years’ probation, a $350 fine and payment of court fees.—
Nardine Saad,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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After her two months of incarceration, Hemphill got out and immediately created a place on X Spaces, previously known as Twitter Spaces, for those involved in the Capitol riot.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Jan. 2025
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Some of those actions don’t fall under the CRA, including Biden’s sweeping order to grant clemency to nearly 1,500 Americans released from prison and placed on home confinement during the pandemic.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
8 Jan. 2025
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Stewart donned the status symbol to her trial for lying during an insider-trading investigation, at which she was convicted and sentenced to a five-month stint in prison followed by home confinement.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
30 Dec. 2024
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He was convicted of a drug offense in 1994 and served eight years in prison.—
Colleen Long,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Biden also commuted the sentence of Michelle West, who was sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed between 1987 and 1993.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Internment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internment. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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