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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Musician and educator Harry Urata, confined to an internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, encountered Japanese-American workers who had processed sugar cane leaves on Hawaiian plantations since the late 19th and early 20th centuries.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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The office’s website lists limited in-person services, directing users to a general email address and noting that public outreach is confined to virtual tours since the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
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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This in turn limits what can be demanded of and from you.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
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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Click here for important updates to our privacy policy. POLITICS Election Laws The Justice Department drops a Biden-era lawsuit against Georgia laws that advocates say restrict voting, particularly among people of color.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Zhang Wei | China News Service via Getty Images Tech stocks listed in Hong Kong fell into correction territory Monday, as investors booked profits, while trade war uncertainty and U.S. moves to restrict Beijing’s access to high-end tech also weighed on sentiment.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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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
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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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Its focus is instead on two women who share little in common but the fact that their husbands are both jailed in the same facility.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
28 Mar. 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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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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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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