as in to confine
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impound
Investigators subsequently arrested the trespassers, charged them with impersonating a firefighter and entering an evacuation zone, and impounded the fire truck.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2025
Both Kansas City officials and KC Pet Project agree that the city’s current chapter on animal control in the city code has flaws that impede the ability of animal control officers to go onto private property without permission to impound vicious dogs and animals that are being mistreated.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Ferguson was taken into custody without further incident and his vehicle was impounded and is being held pending the issuance of a search warrant.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration’s efforts to impound appropriated funds will ultimately depend on the tolerance of Congress and of public opinion.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2025
Both Kansas City officials and KC Pet Project agree that the city’s current chapter on animal control in the city code has flaws that impede the ability of animal control officers to go onto private property without permission to impound vicious dogs and animals that are being mistreated.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Ferguson was taken into custody without further incident and his vehicle was impounded and is being held pending the issuance of a search warrant.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration’s efforts to impound appropriated funds will ultimately depend on the tolerance of Congress and of public opinion.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
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In the beginning, these robotaxis will be confined to certain neighborhoods and will only operate in optimal conditions.—
Joann Muller,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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Still, much of this art remained confined to the streets, making its impact felt in fleeting but powerful moments.—
Rebecca Ruth Gould,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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For theater lovers, the ever-changing lineup of new productions, revivals, and experimental pieces offers endless reasons to keep coming back.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Ink’s been careful about building a team that could champion her country presence while not keeping her pigeonholed in any one genre.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Premier League clubs voted in December 2023 to limit transfer fee amortisation to five years, though the limit was not backdated.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Historically, at least, IDR plans limit borrowers’ monthly payments to a share of their discretionary income and cancel any remaining debt after a certain period, typically 20 years or 25 years.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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That probably couldn’t have been stopped unless she had been incarcerated — but two things should happen now.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Baseball was a way of life in the camps that incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Japan is part of the First Island Chain, a U.S. maritime containment strategy that seeks to restrict the Chinese military's access to the Western Pacific Ocean.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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New Policy Causing Alarm Last week, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) issued a deeply disappointing directive that significantly restricts prerelease custody under the Second Chance Act.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Union leaders and journalists who criticized Bukele have also been imprisoned.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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He is imprisoned in El Salvador, where he was sent with other migrants accused of being gang members.—
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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What happened to the Hollywood Ten, a group of producers, directors and screenwriters who were jailed and blacklisted for refusing to testify in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947?—
Sara Georgini,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s reign of terror recalls a shameful chapter in our history: The alien and sedition acts of 1798, under which journalists were jailed for criticizing President John Adams.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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The state’s strongest piece of evidence against Pratt was his DNA found on a roll of duct tape that was used to restrain the victims.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Hansi Flick was seen restraining the Brazilian, who headed down the tunnel clearly enraged.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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