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 new dam at Lake Placid started impounding water in February and the lake is now about half full, district board president Robin Dwyer said.
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Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
Having your vehicle impounded is a crisis in and of itself.
—Paul Delessio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Riders can have their e-bikes impounded by law enforcement if they are seen riding unsafely.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
The car was removed from the water and impounded, and the case is being investigated as an auto theft, police said.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
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Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2026
Having your vehicle impounded is a crisis in and of itself.
—Paul Delessio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Riders can have their e-bikes impounded by law enforcement if they are seen riding unsafely.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
The car was removed from the water and impounded, and the case is being investigated as an auto theft, police said.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
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With the names of the two Kansas Cities firmly established over time, complaints about their dullness or geographical inaccuracy were largely confined to letters to the editor.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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This keeps the light confined for longer, amplifying the effect.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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The road to the very long lines began in February, when Congress, in resolving a broader government shutdown (the second in four months, impressively), could not agree on how to keep funding Homeland Security.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Wacha kept the Braves off the scoreboard while Salvador Perez provided the offense, hitting his first homer of the season and snapping a personal 15-inning scoreless streak.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Social Circle doesn't have the infrastructure needed for a facility of that size, noting the town's water permit is limited to just one million gallons a day.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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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,
2 Apr. 2026
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Alexander is currently incarcerated on $750,000 bail.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Officials reinforced stay-at-home orders by erecting fences around some apartment buildings, essentially incarcerating occupants.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Mercury and Air Toxics Standards were created in 2012 to restrict pollution from coal and oil-fired power plants – namely mercury, a neurotoxin that can cause brain and nervous system damage.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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In conventional approaches such as surface codes, qubits are typically limited to interacting with their nearest neighbors, restricting how efficiently information can be processed.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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Even after bringing him back stateside on a federal judge’s orders, criminal and immigration prosecutors have not stopped either trying to imprison or deport him, throwing the full weight of the federal government against one ordinary man.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Tribune found Chicago’s final costs to resolve claims in murder exonerations since 2010 averaged nearly $560,000 for each year the person was wrongfully imprisoned — and nearly $100,000 of that amount went to pay private lawyers.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The man remained jailed on Saturday on a $2 million bond, according to jail records.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
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Maduro and Flores remain jailed in Brooklyn, and neither has asked to be released on bail.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Mar. 2026
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When Robby races into the room, our drunk country clubber is being restrained, and his nose is bleeding.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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The seven dogs in question have since returned home, with the German shepherd now restrained on a leash until its heat cycle ends.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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