as in to confine
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impound
Wetlands need restoration to impound phosphorus that pours from extinct volcanoes and prevent the growth of deadly algae.
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Another key aspect of the law is its provision allowing police to impound vehicles used in the process of stealing copper wire, which will aid police in collecting evidence to prosecute perpetrators, Kramer said.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Aug. 2025
The Subaru was found abandoned near the crash and impounded by officers, police said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
The more than $7 billion Marvin Nichols reservoir would impound 66,000 acres of water, about 180 miles east of Fort Worth.
—Eleanor Dearman
updated August 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Another key aspect of the law is its provision allowing police to impound vehicles used in the process of stealing copper wire, which will aid police in collecting evidence to prosecute perpetrators, Kramer said.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Aug. 2025
The Subaru was found abandoned near the crash and impounded by officers, police said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
The more than $7 billion Marvin Nichols reservoir would impound 66,000 acres of water, about 180 miles east of Fort Worth.
—Eleanor Dearman
updated August 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
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In November and December, the above normal fire risk is mainly confined to southern California.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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These materials will be used to build the powerful magnets that form a magnetic cage to confine plasma heated to temperatures exceeding 150 million degrees Celsius (302 million degrees Fahrenheit).—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Eyes Shop your favorite category or keep scrolling for the year's very best mascaras, brow gels, and eye-shadow palettes.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Adding flip-flops kept it less serious.—
Libby Page,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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An effective hair growth solution is less about fancy marketing claims, but formulas rooted in ingredients that can improve hair’s density and fullness while limiting breakage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The advisory also warned that emergency services in Nepal have limited ability to respond to personal emergencies at the moment.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Margarete Buber-Neumann, who was incarcerated with her at Ravensbrück concentration camp, wrote one such biography.—
Christine Estima
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many can’t find work due to severe disabilities, limited literacy, trouble speaking English, homelessness, being 75 or older, having formerly been incarcerated and other challenges.—
Cal J. Halvorsen,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Pyongyang has continued to exercise significant control over the population and severely restrict the rights and freedoms of its population, and that has only gotten more intense over the last decade.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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While the new members could vote to further restrict access to any of those safe, lifesaving vaccines, most of the focus has been on COVID-19 vaccine access.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Arafat’s successor, current PA President Mahmoud Abbas, has banished and imprisoned opponents and critics.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lula was imprisoned in 2018, but he was released in November 2019 after the Supreme Court ruled that defendants can’t be jailed before exhausting appeal options.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ranzy had a first appearance on the charges Tuesday and remained jailed in lieu of $750,000 bail, which was requested by prosecutors.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Gladney remains jailed in Contra Costa, and is set to be sentenced in November, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The woman and the infant, who wasn’t restrained, were thrown from the vehicle.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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The malnourished woman ran to a neighbor’s house and said she had been restrained in the man’s basement.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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