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 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 Police also impounded the e-motorcycle. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 The Tesla in which she was discovered had been impounded in a Los Angeles tow yard. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 17 June 2026 After learning that Casey's car had been impounded, George went to retrieve the vehicle, and discovered a strong smell coming from the trunk. — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 16 June 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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  • Most of its strongest thunderstorms remain confined to the southern half of the circulation, while dry air continues to disrupt development despite fuel from near-record warm Gulf water.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Despite decades of research, terahertz systems have remained largely confined to laboratories because the equipment needed to generate, manipulate, and detect these signals is often bulky, expensive, and difficult to scale.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Definition of confine
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  • Tyler Glasnow is even further away from pitching in big-league games as his back spasms have kept him out for months.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Oil traffic through the strait has fallen dramatically again, and as oil prices keep moving higher while the situation in the Middle East intensifies every day.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of keep
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  • China simultaneously placed strict restrictions on its refineries, limiting their output of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • When Facebook, now Meta, went public, many factors combined to limit the market response on the first day.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of limit
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  • Creech, 75, has been incarcerated for more than 50 years, most of them on death row, for the murder of three men — one a fellow prisoner.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026
  • The new restriction builds on an earlier Missouri law enacted in 2023 that prohibited the Department of Corrections from providing gender-transition surgeries to incarcerated people.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of incarcerate
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  • Traditional funerals in which loved ones wash and prepare bodies have been restricted, which has angered some residents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • The Biden administration later introduced export controls in 2022 to restrict China's ability to buy advanced computing chips and manufacture advanced semiconductors, citing national security risks.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of restrict
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  • He also was denied medical treatment despite developing infections and other health complications while imprisoned.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • She was subsequently imprisoned for several months on charges of opposing the government of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026
Definition of imprison
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  • Williams, who was arrested and jailed in connection with each of these encampment sweeps, became part of this huge minority in local jails.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Hundreds of people have been jailed and thousands of others have fled the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of jail
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  • For such a conspicuous color, the look was surprisingly restrained.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 20 July 2026
  • The video shows Fakir lying face down on the ground ‌while two officers restrain him.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 20 July 2026
Definition of restrain

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