as in prisoner
one that has been taken and held in confinement
all internees were released upon the cessation of hostilities
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prisoner
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Alicent and Helaena will be held prisoner until Aemond is found and killed.
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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.
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“Internee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internee. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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