as in to confine
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impound
Under the law, vehicles with foreign license plates may otherwise be impounded by police.
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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
The vehicle Evanston Police officers inspected during their investigation has been seized and impounded pending a future administrative hearing, according to police.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors allege Burke, now 21, killed the 14-year-old girl on April 23, 2025, dismembered her nearly two weeks later, and left her remains in the trunk of his Tesla, which was reported abandoned in the Hollywood Hills and later impounded.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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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
The vehicle Evanston Police officers inspected during their investigation has been seized and impounded pending a future administrative hearing, according to police.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors allege Burke, now 21, killed the 14-year-old girl on April 23, 2025, dismembered her nearly two weeks later, and left her remains in the trunk of his Tesla, which was reported abandoned in the Hollywood Hills and later impounded.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
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Mark Littler The Scotch whisky industry, for the most part, has confined that thinking to its distilleries.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Smith argued that Montana Knife Company’s impact isn’t confined to Missoula.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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The country aims to keep Tiangong, which is about 20% as massive as the International Space Station, permanently inhabited for at least a decade.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
24 May 2026
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This primer, however, keeps them in place, without clogging pores or making your skin feel heavy.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
24 May 2026
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Embiid dealt with an oblique strain that limited him to seven games after the All-Star break, and an appendectomy delayed yet another playoff appearance, which ended in a sweep by the Knicks after the Sixers rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to eliminate Boston.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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International attention has shifted to the broader conflict with Iran, and humanitarian aid has been limited.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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The lawsuit paints a picture of dangerous gaps in pregnancy and postpartum care that advocates say loom over those incarcerated in Alabama, which leads the nation in pregnancy criminalization cases.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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The Chinese natives are currently incarcerated at the Ventura County Main Jail and the Todd Road Jail, respectively, and face up to four years’ imprisonment followed by two years of probation.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Some landlords have refused to rent to Shiites altogether, and certain municipal governments have required background checks and restricted visitors.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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The legislation aims to increase housing supply and reduce regulatory barriers to construction, with the House adding amendments to the Senate version of the bill to restrict large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2026
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His main challenger, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a CHP member, has been imprisoned since March last year and is on trial on corruption charges.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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During the domestic crackdown that started that year, the Kremlin shut popular news outlets, banned opposition groups, and imprisoned hundreds of talented young Russians.—
Anna Nemtsova,
Time,
23 May 2026
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Over four years of the war in Ukraine, Russian authorities have jailed 1,603 political prisoners, according to Memorial, the Nobel Prize-winning Russian human rights organization.—
Anna Nemtsova,
Time,
23 May 2026
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Critics, however, say hundreds remain jailed for political reasons.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 May 2026
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Oscar Wilde, for example, reposes beneath a hulking deity whose iconoclastic castration, back in 1961, did little to restrain pilgrims seeking to smear red lips across his stony physique.—
Emily Cox,
ARTnews.com,
22 May 2026
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Miller’s guitar work was often deliberately restrained, in quietly technical ways that gave certain songs an almost psychedelic feel.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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