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prisoners

NOUN

person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captive convict detainee hostage

STRONG

con culprit internee jailbird lag lifer loser tough yardbird

WEAK

chain gang member

Example Sentences

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It’s true, as Mr. Rubio said, that hundreds of political prisoners have been released since the start of the year and that some of them are important government critics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The court then issued a related ruling in Rutherford that prisoners could not receive a reduction in sentence based on mandatory minimums that Congress had reduced after their conviction.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Zaghari-Ratcliffe said she started distributing the fabric among her fellow prisoners, "because everyone wanted to have a piece of liberty that they didn't have".

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Liberty is donating these fabrics to prisoners, to continue their crafting.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

When she first arrived with a few hundred prisoners, she thought it would only be weeks before the Americans rescued them.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly