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to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impounded
The vehicle was impounded last week after being abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, where neighbors complained of a rotting smell.
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Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The car was impounded after someone reported it was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, NBC Los Angeles reported.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
If scooters or bikes are abandoned or illegally parked, they can be impounded by the city.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Two vehicles were impounded for 30 days and eight traffic citations were issued.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Subaru was found abandoned near the crash and impounded by officers, police said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
The most notable reservoirs in the system are Lake Mead, impounded by Hoover Dam, which was completed in 1936, and Lake Powell, impounded by Glen Canyon Dam, completed in 1966.
—Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
Naming the reservoir impounded by the dam after the explorer John Wesley Powell dishonored him, Abbey wrote.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The car was impounded after someone reported it was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, NBC Los Angeles reported.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
If scooters or bikes are abandoned or illegally parked, they can be impounded by the city.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Two vehicles were impounded for 30 days and eight traffic citations were issued.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Subaru was found abandoned near the crash and impounded by officers, police said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
The most notable reservoirs in the system are Lake Mead, impounded by Hoover Dam, which was completed in 1936, and Lake Powell, impounded by Glen Canyon Dam, completed in 1966.
—Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
Naming the reservoir impounded by the dam after the explorer John Wesley Powell dishonored him, Abbey wrote.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impounded
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But dangerous popups are not confined to PCs or ClickFix.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement After three days of being confined, according to the worker’s diary, they were brought to an interview with ICE agents who took their fingerprints and examined their documents.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Adding flip-flops kept it less serious.—
Libby Page,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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For the second year in a row, this gritty paste has kept our lips softer, smoother, and flake-freer than any of its peers.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Coppola interned with Chanel in the summer of 1986, and her youngest Cosima followed in her footsteps by interning with the house this summer.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps less known, but likely no less significant, some 700 Japanese Americans were briefly interned here during World War II.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 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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His father, a former military officer, was imprisoned following the Iranian revolution until his mother was able to negotiate his release with prison guards, according to reporting by the New York Times.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Laboratory tests of smuggled samples taken from late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny show that he was poisoned when he was imprisoned in a Siberian penal colony, his widow Yulia Navalnaya has said.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The corporations’ participation was originally limited to a select set of crops, such as tomatoes.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Customers will be limited to one single box per order.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When free to move, DPAC glows orange, but when restricted (like when stretched or bent), DPAC glows blue.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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However, to watch the Irish version of The Traitors on RTÉ in the US, Americans will first need a VPN, a service that allows users to set their computer’s location to another country and access websites that would otherwise be restricted by location.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
14 Sep. 2025
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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Impounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impounded. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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