impound

verb

Definition of impoundnext
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 measure also would have required impounding trucks and imposing a $50,000 fine on the vehicles’ owners. — News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026 Police also impounded the e-motorcycle. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 According to the Folsom Police Department, officers impounded the e-moto because its rider — a juvenile — was the subject of an ongoing investigation into the June 23 vandalism of a car windshield at Palladio. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 In the video, the LAPD officer can be heard citing California Vehicle Code Section 22651(n), a law that allows law enforcement to tow and impound vehicles parked in restricted zones. — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for impound
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
  1. confine
  2. keep
  3. limit
  4. incarcerate
  5. restrict
  6. imprison
  7. jail
  8. restrain
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  • So far, the Democratic Socialists of America’s success has been confined in large part to deep-blue city districts.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • History buffs will note that the home was used to confine British General Richard Prescott and loyalist New Jersey Governor William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin, during the Revolutionary War.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Definition of confine
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  • This version from Quince has a separate compartment for a laptop, as well as two separate sections to keep the remaining belongings organized.
    — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • Beyond their cool-girl air, the shoes offer plenty of support and cushioning thanks to their plush insoles that keep your arches comfortable for hours of strutting.
    — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 7 July 2026
Definition of keep
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  • Prices are subject to rapid, unpredictable changes due to factors like, but not limited to, supply/demand, weather, and geopolitical events.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Johnny Vander Meer, Bill Lee and Mace Brown combined to limit the AL to one run and seven hits as the NL won the All-Star game 4-1 at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of limit
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  • Morris went bankrupt, spectacularly, and spent the years 1798 to 1801 incarcerated in a Philadelphia debtors’ prison.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • The goal is to eventually close the island to incarcerated individuals in a decarceration plan, replacing it with four other jails in Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Definition of incarcerate
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  • Reporters and the public will be allowed to attend after Graf denied a defense request to restrict access.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • From a military perspective, interoperability also strengthens China’s ability to deploy multiple carrier strike groups simultaneously, ensuring that each carrier can field a capable air wing without being restricted to a specific aircraft variant.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Definition of restrict
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  • Jackson said that made his relationship to his country more complicated, especially after he was convicted on drug and weapons charges as a 21-year-old and imprisoned for over a year.
    — Susan Bence, NPR, 4 July 2026
  • She was imprisoned multiple times between 2018 and 2020 during the investigation, spending nearly a year and a half in jail.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Definition of imprison
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  • In connection with both sweeps, she was arrested and briefly jailed for storing personal property in public.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • This often means that those who are not persuaded by its teachings can be fined, jailed, even killed.
    — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of jail
Verb
  • In California…there has been little success in restraining these abuses over the past decade.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 July 2026
  • Croc Docs researcher Eric Suarez and Cole with the SFWMD restrained the python while Welty drew blood from a vein near the base of her tail.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of restrain

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