as in confining
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impounding
The measure also would have required impounding trucks and imposing a $50,000 fine on the vehicles’ owners.
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News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
The county is on track to spend more than $1 million this fiscal year on animal welfare, including the cost of impounding about 1,700 animals.
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Nina Burns,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
The new dam at Lake Placid started impounding water in February and the lake is now about half full, district board president Robin Dwyer said.
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Liz Teitz,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Mar. 2026
The documents state that the Department of Transportation marked the vehicle and issued a citation before impounding it.
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Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
Last summer, the city also confirmed that since Crow Tow took over vehicle releases from the Police Department, no appeals hearings had been held for anyone unhappy with impounding or the prices the company charges.
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Lee Rood,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
City authorities had started destroying the makeshift homes of people living on the streets and impounding their possessions.
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Saumya Roy,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
Most of the north state’s major reservoirs are running well above average for this time of year, with Shasta Lake, the primary federal supply, impounding 72% of capacity — 123% of its historical average — as of Tuesday.
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Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
30 Dec. 2025
The administration has dabbled in impounding funds appropriated by Congress, despite a law barring this.
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David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
29 Dec. 2025
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
The county is on track to spend more than $1 million this fiscal year on animal welfare, including the cost of impounding about 1,700 animals.
—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
The new dam at Lake Placid started impounding water in February and the lake is now about half full, district board president Robin Dwyer said.
—
Liz Teitz,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Mar. 2026
The documents state that the Department of Transportation marked the vehicle and issued a citation before impounding it.
—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
Last summer, the city also confirmed that since Crow Tow took over vehicle releases from the Police Department, no appeals hearings had been held for anyone unhappy with impounding or the prices the company charges.
—
Lee Rood,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
City authorities had started destroying the makeshift homes of people living on the streets and impounding their possessions.
—
Saumya Roy,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
Most of the north state’s major reservoirs are running well above average for this time of year, with Shasta Lake, the primary federal supply, impounding 72% of capacity — 123% of its historical average — as of Tuesday.
—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
30 Dec. 2025
The administration has dabbled in impounding funds appropriated by Congress, despite a law barring this.
—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impounding
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Plants are also unbothered by confining pavement and other urban challenges.
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The requirement to add wheels increases costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, due to zoning restrictions, often confining them to mobile home parks.
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Officials reinforced stay-at-home orders by erecting fences around some apartment buildings, essentially incarcerating occupants.
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In 1942, as the government was forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans on the West Coast, a nativist group hoped to revoke the citizenship of Japanese Americans born in the United States.
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Air conditioning will be keeping millions of Americans safe and comfortable over the holiday weekend as a heat dome brings dangerous conditions to millions.
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Fostering discovery through those niche groups will likely prove essential to keeping the spirit of cinema alive.
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Kohl said venues and vendors that regularly work with celebrities are accustomed to strict nondisclosure agreements and limiting information to only those who need to know, reducing the risk of details leaking before an event.
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Backers like the California Chamber of Commerce say those changes would expedite public projects, though environmental groups warn of the environmental consequences of limiting CEQA’s oversight of new infrastructure.
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In court documents, O’Hara alleged the defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, accusing them of unlawfully restricting free speech and initiating an unlawful seizure while using excessive force.
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Blanket bans may seem like an obvious solution, yet fisheries management rarely operates in a world of simple answers and restricting certain catches could affect livelihoods, food security and community traditions.
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The turn of events prompt the narrator to re-examine his life as a gay Latine son of immigrants whose hometown is now imprisoning people like him.
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Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts, cited laws against defacing monuments as grounds for imprisoning anyone harming the pool.
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Simmons, a native of Buffalo, New York, got his start interning for Ani DiFranco, whose Righteous Babe Records was based in town.
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Pruitt also ran varsity cross-country and track and spent last summer interning for the Henry County Water Authority, tapping into his passion for clean water and the environment.
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The pilot was then notified and the area surrounding Noble was cleared of passengers so that other flight attendants could assist in restraining him.
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With Sanders in front, still restraining the alligator with the catch pole, Pelosi came up behind it and tossed a rag over its eyes, the video showed.
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“Impounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impounding. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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