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Recent Examples of house arrest
Ex-president Bolsonaro has been serving his sentence under house arrest for health reasons since last month, when he was rushed from prison to hospital with bronchopneumonia.
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CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Winnie was under house arrest, and Fugard helped Mann get in to see her.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Ahead of the 2014 elections, Zia was placed under house arrest, and the BNP boycotted the vote, arguing that it would be rigged.
—Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
Ed Baldwin’s good dumpling Lee Jung-Gil has defected, and Ed was convicted in absentia for his role in Ayesa’s 7 but remains on pretty chill house arrest at Happy Valley due to health concerns.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Winnie was under house arrest, and Fugard helped Mann get in to see her.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Ahead of the 2014 elections, Zia was placed under house arrest, and the BNP boycotted the vote, arguing that it would be rigged.
—Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
Ed Baldwin’s good dumpling Lee Jung-Gil has defected, and Ed was convicted in absentia for his role in Ayesa’s 7 but remains on pretty chill house arrest at Happy Valley due to health concerns.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for house arrest
Noun
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After Navarro filed a complaint alleging the work had been wrongly kept from her, a Madrid judge, acting with the support of prosecutors, ordered Spain’s Ministry of Culture to take custody of it citing its potential importance to the country’s historical heritage.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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How Talley had access to the gun after being in the custody of officers and subject to a metal-detecting search by hospital personnel remains mysterious.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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He has been held without bond since his arrest on April 22.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Even before his arrest, there were signs that the Emirates was becoming less tolerant toward major criminals.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Its capture marked a significant symbolic victory for the junta and its Russian allies.—
Wilson Mcmakin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Now, is that the same as a soldier betting on the capture of a vicious dictator?—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house%20arrest. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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