as in to confine
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impound
There’s simply nothing in the Constitution that supports the argument that the president can impound funds that Congress commands him to spend.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 22 Mar. 2025
Animal control officers impounded the pit bull Thursday night, Putthoff said.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
The Impoundment Control Act doesn't prohibit the president from impounding funds.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
The changes expand the city’s authority to impound goods and equipment due to unsafe practices to force compliance.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 22 Mar. 2025
Animal control officers impounded the pit bull Thursday night, Putthoff said.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
The Impoundment Control Act doesn't prohibit the president from impounding funds.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
The changes expand the city’s authority to impound goods and equipment due to unsafe practices to force compliance.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
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No longer confined to the pursuit of profit alone, these powerful forces are being reimagined as instruments of global healing, capable of restoring trust, dignity and interconnectedness across all sectors.—
Yujia Zhu,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Dempsey was sent to live with a distant city counselor and grew up to work in data entry, confined to her apartment computer.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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According to the organization's website, anyone living near bears should never feed the animals, keep garbage, food and livestock secure, and be aware of their surrounding while walking dogs.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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At the exhibition, Ferraz encouraged the students to keep making art.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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The new executive order builds on that policy by not limiting it to certain drugs under Medicare but also including Medicaid and private sector insurance available on the commercial marker, said White House spokesman Kush Desai.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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But generally speaking, the Preakness Stakes is limited to 14 horses, all based on performances in recent major prep races, including but not limited to the Derby.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
12 May 2025
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Thomas, 55, is one of the success stories stemming from a city partnership with a national nonprofit that specializes in training homeless and previously incarcerated residents for new jobs and fresh starts.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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Sirhan has been incarcerated in California for decades, and multiple requests for parole have been unsuccessful.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
7 May 2025
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Earlier this year President Trump signed an executive order which seeks to restrict this right, which was established by the 14th Amendment in 1868.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Johnson’s relationship with DeSantis — whose administration has crusaded against diversity efforts at Florida’s public universities and sought to restrict how African American history is taught — has triggered raucous protests across the FAMU community in Tallahassee and nationwide.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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Mujica was imprisoned for thirteen years, much of it in a solitary underground cell—an experience that nearly drove him mad.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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On the other hand is what some might consider a fate worse than death, of living imprisoned in a body entirely without choice, without freedom.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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Combs has been jailed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Donald had also been jailed on weapon possession charges.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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The officers did not show their badges until after she was restrained, the video shows.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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While the Trump administration insists its actions are necessary for national security, legal challenges have underscored the power of the judiciary to scrutinize and potentially restrain executive immigration policy.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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