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 e-motorcycle had been impounded previously after the boy received a citation in December 2024, prosecutors said.
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Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
In all, officers impounded 77 dirt bikes and ATVs that, collectively, were valued at $200,000 or more, Beere said.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Under the law, vehicles with foreign license plates may otherwise be impounded by police.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Its ships can end up in legal limbo, impounded in foreign ports, and eventually sold at auction for a fraction of their worth.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
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Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
In all, officers impounded 77 dirt bikes and ATVs that, collectively, were valued at $200,000 or more, Beere said.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Under the law, vehicles with foreign license plates may otherwise be impounded by police.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
Its ships can end up in legal limbo, impounded in foreign ports, and eventually sold at auction for a fraction of their worth.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
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The powerful status of Ankara’s military was solidified during the Cold War as a way to keep communism and political Islam in check, but the force was largely confined to combating domestic troubles until Erdogan took power.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
14 June 2026
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His legacy at this point is confined to the unfunded mandates of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and the equally unfunded obligations created by ignoring a statute of repose for child abuse claims, regrettably upheld by a bare majority on the Maryland Supreme Court.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2026
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Several layers of clothes will keep you warmer than a single heavy coat.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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Head to Amazon to pick up a space heater, then keep scrolling for some of the best-selling models worth checking out.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
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But the Knicks gave themselves a chance by limiting the Spurs to 14 points on four-for-20 shooting in the third quarter, using a 13-0 run to get back in it and cutting it to 90-75 heading to the fourth.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Reserving a table for these high-profile games will cost $20 per seat, limited to two-seat and four-seat tables.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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He is presently incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Faribault.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Lee has been incarcerated on the state's death row for well over two decades, since his conviction in a 1998 double murder and store robbery.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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In a post-Soviet country restricted by state controls which forbade some basic human rights, as recently as 2013 they were still being told how to behave during their nation’s football matches.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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The Australia-Singapore and EU-Singapore digital economy agreements restrict unjustified data localization requirements, while maintaining protections to address legitimate security concerns.—
Leonard Lim,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Assistant District Attorney Desmond McCallum told a judge that cellphone evidence suggested Dominique had been imprisoned in a bathroom and dog crate for months or years — bound with black tape and struck with a white belt.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Doctors worried they could be arrested and imprisoned for providing legal and widely recognized treatment to pediatric patients.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The Department of Justice asked the court to re-jail a man who was pardoned on charges related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot but convicted of other offenses, as he is now accused of roaming Representative Jamie Raskin’s neighborhood, according to a Politico reporter.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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In the meantime, Vista Superior Court Judge Valerie Summers ordered Turner to remain jailed without bail.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Dec. 2025
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International institutions will no longer restrain our power or dictate our policy.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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Those would be valuable developments for the NCAA and member institutions, which have faced a barrage of antitrust lawsuits over rules that restrain economic opportunities for college athletes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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