as in to confine
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impound
But project managers have learned that most of their funding was removed by a continuing congressional budget resolution earlier this spring and much of what remained is impounded by the White House budget office.
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
They were subsequently impounded and euthanized, including the quarantined dog, according to KC Pet Project.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Provincial police impounded the Shannon car pending payment of fines of €866 (US$981) and €408 ($463).
—Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Due to this attack, and Dexter’s prior history that included three separate biting incidents (two people and one dog), Dexter was impounded at an animal clinic and kept in isolation.
—John J. Houlihan Jr, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
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Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
They were subsequently impounded and euthanized, including the quarantined dog, according to KC Pet Project.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Provincial police impounded the Shannon car pending payment of fines of €866 (US$981) and €408 ($463).
—Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Due to this attack, and Dexter’s prior history that included three separate biting incidents (two people and one dog), Dexter was impounded at an animal clinic and kept in isolation.
—John J. Houlihan Jr, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
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Animals large and small—those that had evolved to sprint across plains and live half their lives submerged in water—were confined in rows of tiny, barren cages lined with metal bars.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 June 2025
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The Democrats’ fundraising advantage isn’t confined to the governor’s race.—
Olivia Diaz,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Many kids want to keep playing at the park or in the pool, totally oblivious to the fact that their parents are desperate to sit in front of the AC for a few minutes.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 June 2025
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So, for example, if the merchant was charged $10 less, the processor would keep $5 to $8 and pass the rest to the merchant.—
Robert Day,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The White House planned to limit classified information flow to Congress following the leak, which immediately prompted pushback from Democrats.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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That limit will remain at the $40,000 limit set in the House bill, but it will be limited to a five-year period, rather than 10 years.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
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But Alexander denied Echols' request in June 2022, saying Arkansas Act 1780 of 2001 only allows incarcerated people the opportunity to seek new evidence testing.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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Max Ludwig Nansen, a Fictional Painter Turned Martyr Set in Germany in the 1950s, the novel is told through the eyes of Siggi, a young man incarcerated in a prison for delinquent youths.—
Ombline Damy,
JSTOR Daily,
26 June 2025
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Iran has since gradually restricted International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors' access to its nuclear sites and far exceeded the agreement's limits on uranium enrichment purity, according to the IAEA.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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When businesses go public, insiders, usually employees and early investors, are often restricted from selling their shares for a certain time, usually between 90 to 180 days.—
Luisa Beltran,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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More than 200 Venezuelan nationals accused of gang affiliations were transferred to El Salvador, where they were imprisoned in the country's high-security mega-prison.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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It was focused on feeding the poor, taking care of the sick and elderly, and feeding those imprisoned in York Castle, and was self-sufficient until the rise of the Reformation movement.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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He’d been arrested and jailed after the victim’s death on unrelated charges in a different jurisdiction.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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Venus' killer fled the scene and was never found, but the subjects of I'm Your Venus uncover new details related to the murder that weren't publicized at the time of the performer's death — including a disturbing confession from an unidentified man previously jailed over a rape case.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 June 2025
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When restrained, Perry falls to the ground while still cursing, as seen in another video, and is then removed from the flight.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Earlier this month, on June 17, a 32-year-old female New York resident was restrained and removed from a Southwest flight from LaGuardia to Kansas City.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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