as in to confine
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impound
Both vehicles were impounded as the investigation continues.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Police were seen impounding a car and a tow truck at the gas station late Wednesday morning.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Once confined to hospitality, requests for gratuities now appear in unexpected places—airlines, medical offices, auto repair shops, logistics providers, even butcher counters and impound lots.
—Mark Bender, Harvard Business Review, 27 Jan. 2026
Police said the ATVs did not have license plates, and seven were impounded.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
Police were seen impounding a car and a tow truck at the gas station late Wednesday morning.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Once confined to hospitality, requests for gratuities now appear in unexpected places—airlines, medical offices, auto repair shops, logistics providers, even butcher counters and impound lots.
—Mark Bender, Harvard Business Review, 27 Jan. 2026
Police said the ATVs did not have license plates, and seven were impounded.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
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Romance feels confining as Venus clashes with Uranus today.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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The requirement to add wheels adds costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, often confining them to mobile home parks under local zoning rules.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Pape Matar Sarr and Xavi Simons picked up the ball in dangerous areas, Dominic Solanke dragged Harry Maguire out of position, and Destiny Udogie kept flashing crosses into the box.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Reports of federal officers near schools and homes continue to circulate on chat groups and social media, keeping many immigrant families in their homes.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Parents can take action to limit their baby’s exposure to ultraprocessing and the additives that come with it, Houlihan said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Honeycomb’s plan is to use deed restrictions to limit future resale price increases, ensuring that the units remain available as affordable housing for the next 40 years or longer.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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Immersion Fellowship for their work with women incarcerated in county jails.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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While incarcerated, that previous operator had more than 460 calls with Solomon in the past year alone, the report said.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Multiple suits challenging the administration’s policies that restrict legal immigration are pending in federal court.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Bauer proposed an amendment to state that a government body shouldn’t take action to prohibit, deny, restrict or interfere with the right to marry based on race, color, ethnicity or national origin.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mohammadi suffered multiple heart attacks while imprisoned before undergoing emergency surgery in 2022, her supporters say.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Guanipa, like many others, was imprisoned on accusations widely believed to be politically motivated.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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He was jailed in Nevada City, the seat of Nevada County about an hour’s drive from Truckee on the other side of a 7,000-foot mountain pass.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Andrés Velásquez didn't stick around to become one more government critic jailed after Venezuela's 2024 presidential election.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Consumer demand is their, but their spending power is restrained.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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All four were ejected and were joined by coach Charles Lee in the fourth quarter after Lee went on the floor and had to be restrained by Brandon Miller to keep him from really confronting the officials.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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