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incommunicado

[in-kuh-myoo-ni-kah-doh] / ˌɪn kəˌmju nɪˈkɑ doʊ /
ADJECTIVE
silenced
Synonyms


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But instead of walking out of prison, his wife said, he was transferred to a high-security facility and held incommunicado.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Subaihi is among a 50-plus STC delegation that has been incommunicado since arriving in Riyadh in the early hours of Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

The two reporters were held for hours incommunicado before being released back into Colombia, the statement said.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026

ICE held her incommunicado for 24 hours and then shuffled her through three states before jailing her in Louisiana.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025

Since Colton was incommunicado, I began chatting with a regular named Eveillard, who was born in Haiti, he said.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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