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Recent Examples of rearrest
Mikayla Price, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Khalil, who was taken from his apartment and spent more than 100 days without charge in ICE custody, now faces the looming possibility of rearrest and deportation to Algeria or Syria.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The White House denied the account of the rearrest and that Miller had anything to do with it.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Oregon officials on Thursday announced the rearrest of Ty Sage—a 26-year-old charged with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery—after he was mistakenly allowed to post bail, authorities said.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
None of those rearrests were for crimes categorized as violent or dangerous, the report found.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
The New York City Comptroller’s Office analyzed bail data from 2019-21 — information that covers the time before bail reform and immediately after — and found that pretrial rearrest rates in the city were about the same pre- and post-bail reform.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
The News also reported that the rearrest rate of probationers — a key agency indicator — has climbed during her tenure despite Holmes’ claims to the contrary.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 8 Mar. 2026
Khalil was held in detention for over three months, and the administration has threatened to rearrest him and deport him to Algeria.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
In many cases, authorities use these occasions to rearrest them, Ocariz said.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Biddings said Harvey detectives were instructed May 22 by the state’s attorney’s office to rearrest Chapman on her June 4 court date to upgrade her charges to felony battery.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
In a release Monday, CAIR-Texas welcomed the decision to rearrest Wolf.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 2 July 2024
Those who don't leave could face rearrest under more serious charges.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
Those who don’t leave could face rearrest under more serious charges.
—Hannah Fingerhut, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
In recent weeks – ahead of the anniversary of Amini’s death – authorities fired and arrested teachers, musicians and activists for supporting the protest movement; threatened to rearrest some 20,000 demonstrators out on furlough; and detained family members of protesters killed by security forces.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
Noun
In January 2026, an appeals court reversed the decision that freed Khalil, which now opens the door for his rearrest.
—Mikayla Price, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Khalil, who was taken from his apartment and spent more than 100 days without charge in ICE custody, now faces the looming possibility of rearrest and deportation to Algeria or Syria.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
The White House denied the account of the rearrest and that Miller had anything to do with it.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
Oregon officials on Thursday announced the rearrest of Ty Sage—a 26-year-old charged with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery—after he was mistakenly allowed to post bail, authorities said.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
None of those rearrests were for crimes categorized as violent or dangerous, the report found.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
The New York City Comptroller’s Office analyzed bail data from 2019-21 — information that covers the time before bail reform and immediately after — and found that pretrial rearrest rates in the city were about the same pre- and post-bail reform.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
The News also reported that the rearrest rate of probationers — a key agency indicator — has climbed during her tenure despite Holmes’ claims to the contrary.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
The move to rearrest Fowler is possible both because of the Supreme Court ruling and because the federal pardon power doesn’t cover state offenses, Meyler stressed.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 8 Mar. 2026
Khalil was held in detention for over three months, and the administration has threatened to rearrest him and deport him to Algeria.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
In many cases, authorities use these occasions to rearrest them, Ocariz said.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Biddings said Harvey detectives were instructed May 22 by the state’s attorney’s office to rearrest Chapman on her June 4 court date to upgrade her charges to felony battery.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
In a release Monday, CAIR-Texas welcomed the decision to rearrest Wolf.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 2 July 2024
Those who don't leave could face rearrest under more serious charges.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
Those who don’t leave could face rearrest under more serious charges.
—Hannah Fingerhut, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
In recent weeks – ahead of the anniversary of Amini’s death – authorities fired and arrested teachers, musicians and activists for supporting the protest movement; threatened to rearrest some 20,000 demonstrators out on furlough; and detained family members of protesters killed by security forces.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearrest
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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
Verb
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Lil Tjay was briefly jailed on suspicion of misdemeanor disorderly conduct-affray before he was released on $500 bond.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Nick Reiner, 32, who remains jailed without bail, has pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder charges against him.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Eldan's organization worked with a state senator to help write and pass a law in Delaware that provides compensation for wrongful imprisonment, as well as a stipend and help with housing, food benefits, and health and dental insurance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Prominent Polish journalist Andrzej Poczobut was freed Tuesday in a 10-person prisoner swap involving Belarus and Poland, ending his eight-year imprisonment.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The goal is to eventually close the island to incarcerated individuals in a decarceration plan, replacing it with four other jails in Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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At the end of the fiscal year, the DOC determines its spending across areas like prison upkeep, the cost of settling lawsuits and workers’ claims, then divides that cost among all the people who were incarcerated at the time, Barrett said.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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While the median home price in the Baltimore area is around $360,000, the median asset wealth for a Black family in the city unaffected by incarceration is approximately $2,700.—
Izabela Engel,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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Another challenge came in the form of how to describe three and a half years, beginning in March 1942, that Mirikitani spent at the Tule Lake incarceration camp in Northern California, alongside thousands of other Japanese American citizens.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Suu Kyi, 80, has been detained by the junta since and her whereabouts have been unclear amid a deadly civil war that was triggered by the February 2021 coup that has engulfed much of the impoverished Southeast Asian nation.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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The shooter was detained and is speaking to homicide detectives, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2026
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The ruling questions the disparity between immigration laws that call for the detention of migrants with consistent actions of Congress in funding detention space for just a fraction of those who might be held during deportation proceedings.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
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Burke has repeatedly remarked that her office asks for detention if prosecutors believe someone is a danger to public safety.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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Those who answered no to the questions were, in most cases, imprisoned for the remainder of the war or beyond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Rearrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rearrest. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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