as in to confine
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impound
The veto was overridden, but rather than allow disbursement of the funds, Nixon impounded them, refusing to release the money.
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 12 Feb. 2025
Animal Services impounded 194 animals in 2023 and another 298 last year.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The law was signed after then-President Nixon canceled billions in spending, impounding $7.7 billion during the 1973 fiscal year and about $12.8 billion two years earlier.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
They were then arrested and the truck was impounded.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 12 Feb. 2025
Animal Services impounded 194 animals in 2023 and another 298 last year.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The law was signed after then-President Nixon canceled billions in spending, impounding $7.7 billion during the 1973 fiscal year and about $12.8 billion two years earlier.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
They were then arrested and the truck was impounded.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
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Yeah, being confined to the information available to the outside world is an interesting hubris for Devon.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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This matters because legislation that was once confined to Texas, could now be nationalized, a development Texas voting rights advocates have long cautioned against.—
Sierra Rodriguez,
The Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2025
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In contrast, the energy transition has a long-term basis, with 2050 as the magic date of the Paris agreement to keep global temperature rise below 2 C degrees above pre-industrial times.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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After Homendy's announcement, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy quickly said the Department of Transportation will immediately follow the NTSB's recommendations and keep helicopter restrictions in place, noting that some modifications might be made to the current restrictions.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Passed in January by a 14-2 vote, Addendum II also limits recreational anglers to keeping only a single striped bass per day, compared to the previous limit of two stripers.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
13 Mar. 2025
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Many stores are limiting how many eggs shoppers can buy and some restaurants have added temporary egg surcharges.—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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Six guards were charged with murder last month in the December death of Robert Brooks, who was incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility, across the street from the Mid-State prison.—
Michael Hill,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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Atkins married twice while incarcerated: first to Donald Lee Laisure from 1981 to 1982, and later to Whitehouse, the attorney who represented her in parole hearings, in 1987.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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This safety by design approach moves beyond restricting access to focus on improving the platforms themselves.—
Abdulmalik Alluhidan,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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Seasonal marketing doesn’t have to be restricted to only the big holiday season at the end of each year, which gives you lots of freedom in how to approach holidays that resonate with you and your customers.—
Carey Bringle,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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But families of three men who appear to have been deported and imprisoned in El Salvador told the Miami Herald that their relatives have no gang affiliation – and two said their relatives had never been charged with a crime in the U.S. or elsewhere.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Furthermore, courts determine whether people have broken the law — not a president acting alone, and not immigration agents picking and choosing who gets imprisoned or deported.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Some of Trump’s loudest supporters seemed unsurprised that some of those swept up in deportations and jailed in El Salvador had no criminal record.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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The fact these losers want to jail Andrew and Tristan Tate for preaching their version of traditional masculinity highlights the fact that these fascist feminists are fragile weaklings incapable of defending their position in the free marketplace of ideas.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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The landscaping is restrained, all clean lines and neat minimalism.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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The ayatollah has repeatedly said Iran cannot trust that the United States would honor any bargain, especially after Mr. Trump pulled out of the last agreement to restrain Iran’s program.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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