as in to confine
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impound
As a result, the city has been light on enforcement, impounding only about 45 vehicles each month.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
The measure provides that dogs picked up on the loose would be impounded for four days and then destroyed or otherwise disposed of if not claimed.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In a video recorded and posted on Facebook, Northern can be heard yelling his vehicle would not be impounded.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled in 1975 in Train v. City of New York that the president had no power to overrule Congress by impounding funding.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
The measure provides that dogs picked up on the loose would be impounded for four days and then destroyed or otherwise disposed of if not claimed.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
In a video recorded and posted on Facebook, Northern can be heard yelling his vehicle would not be impounded.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled in 1975 in Train v. City of New York that the president had no power to overrule Congress by impounding funding.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
Verb
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Now, kids ranging in age from 4 to 17 are confined to three classrooms and an atrium lined with portraits of the community’s Yup’ik and Athabascan elders.—
Emily Schwing,
ProPublica,
4 Mar. 2025
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It was largely confined to migrant shelters in Chicago.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Government funding expires on March 14, and keeping the government open past the deadline will likely require bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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We're not limited to making suggestions in the boardroom; our (ideas) extend deeply into an enterprise's daily operations, encompassing brand building, channel expansion, marketing, insights into consumer trends, digital transformation and the establishment of business intelligence systems.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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So far, these little goofs include, but are not limited to, momentarily laying off people who oversee the nuclear-weapons stockpile and cancelling Ebola-prevention measures.—
David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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Among those believed to have been incarcerated soon after setting foot back in the country are two former members of the Venezuelan armed forces who broke with the Nicolás Maduro regime and had been attempting to obtain political asylum in the United States.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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He was denied bond and remained incarcerated until his trial began last February.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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Former child support office head Vicki Turetsky expressed concerns about the request, pointing to federal statutes that restrict access to the information for specific purposes.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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China has retaliated with additional tariffs on select U.S. goods, including energy and agricultural products, while restricting exports of certain critical minerals that the U.S. needs.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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He was imprisoned in Afghanistan from 2019 until just two weeks before the bombing, at which point he was recruited by an ISIS-K member to assist in the attack.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ocalan, 75, has been imprisoned on the island of Imrali, off Istanbul, since 1999, after being convicted of treason.—
ROBERT BADENDIECK AND SUZAN FRASER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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In related news, the mayor of San José proposed jailing homeless people who repeatedly refuse shelter.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both men remained jailed on $100,000 bond Thursday at a Platte County detention facility.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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However, in some cases, such as capturing and restraining a wild animal to relocate it, workers use tranquilizers or sedatives to make the animal sleepy, or cover its eyes and ears to reduce fear and prevent long-lasting problems.—
Rachel Blaser,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2025
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Guards restrained them with handcuffs on their feet and hands.—
Federico Rios,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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