as in to confine
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impound
Under the city’s existing ordinance, there are no penalties for violations and food vending equipment can be impounded only after it has been left unattended for more than 30 minutes.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
If there is a violation, the e-vehicles can also be impounded, and if the operator is a minor, the vehicle would be released to the guardian or parent once the impound fee is paid.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
The car ended up getting impounded for 30 days, and the famed momager had to create a story to keep her daughter's escapades a secret.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
If Henry’s men would depart, the governor would pay for the powder impounded on the warship.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
If there is a violation, the e-vehicles can also be impounded, and if the operator is a minor, the vehicle would be released to the guardian or parent once the impound fee is paid.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
The car ended up getting impounded for 30 days, and the famed momager had to create a story to keep her daughter's escapades a secret.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
If Henry’s men would depart, the governor would pay for the powder impounded on the warship.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
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Despite their influence, Black writers are often confined to race-specific topics, underpaid, and overlooked for promotions, further demonstrating that visibility does not equal equity in fashion media.—
Joce Blake,
Essence,
22 Apr. 2025
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We were all largely confined to our homes, and here was a work that was to explore the worst of humanity during a crisis that made the game feel too close for comfort.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Below are the ones that will help keep the area around your nose clear and irritation-free.—
Daley Quinn,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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This protection can also alert you to phishing emails and ransomware scams, keeping your personal information and digital assets safe.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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In the bottom of the seventh, Corona (19-2, 9-1), which was limited to one hit in the game, loaded the bases with one out against freshman pitcher Striker Pence, but then stranded the runners after consecutive pop flies.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Both men are currently incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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His death was also the second in Oneida County prisons since December 2024 when Robert Brooks, an inmate incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility -- which is across the street from Mid-State -- was fatally beaten at the prison.—
Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Since the protests a year ago, the university has heavily restricted campus access, drawing a lawsuit from neighbors in Manhattan who say Columbia is violating city and state laws permitting a passageway through campus.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Over the past two months, the state Senate has passed bills seeking to drastically restrict where wind and solar can be built, and to require every watt of new solar that is brought online to be accompanied by a watt of new gas.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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Weinstein, who was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer in 2024, had been imprisoned on Rikers Island.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2025
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Currently, more than 1,500 people are imprisoned on political grounds in Russia, according to a tally by OVD-Info, with Moscow’s crackdown on dissent escalating since the war began.—
Mariya Knight,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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From elsewhere The immigrant families jailed in Texas [New Yorker] My former colleague Jack Herrera reports that under the Trump administration, ICE is jailing families who have lived in the U.S. for years and is sending them to Texas.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Jelly, who was first arrested at 14 years old, has been jailed more than 40 times throughout his life on multiple drug offenses.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary restrained herself from scratching at her wig.—
Susannah Cahalan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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Education Trump says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, 'special needs' Over 100,000 U.S. public school students were secluded or restrained during the 2017-2018 school year, according to federal data.—
Dylan Peers McCoy,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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