COPRISONER Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

coprisoner

noun

Definition of coprisoner

as in prisoner

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Noun

Alicent and Helaena will be held prisoner until Aemond is found and killed.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
The river has risen again and again, and in 1993, the Mississippi did not go over the levee, at first, but under it, burrowing a tunnel like a prisoner seeking freedom.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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The site commemorates the original town of Kaskaskia and its role in supporting George Rogers Clark’s capture of it during the American Revolution.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
On Friday, Putin visited the Russian military headquarters directing the war in Ukraine and received a report on the capture of the city of Kostyantynivka, after weeks of intense street battles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

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The hijackers had threatened to execute the 106 captives if their demands were not met.

— Anne Neuberger, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
It is thought to be the only slave revolution in history where the former captives overthrew their rulers and went on to govern the country themselves.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 June 2026

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