as in to confine
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impound
Not long after that exchange, while discussing how to impound Huffman’s truck, the two game wardens privately mention how the bust will help boost their careers as game wardens.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 Jan. 2026
Efforts to impound vehicles with fake plates need to be greatly increased, and penalties need to be more severe.
—Richard Robbins, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
Trump has attempted to unilaterally rename the Defense Department and the Kennedy Center, despite straightforward laws requiring acts of Congress to do so, and has impounded funds appropriated by Congress for child care and family assistance allocated to Democratic states.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
City authorities had started destroying the makeshift homes of people living on the streets and impounding their possessions.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 Jan. 2026
Efforts to impound vehicles with fake plates need to be greatly increased, and penalties need to be more severe.
—Richard Robbins, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
Trump has attempted to unilaterally rename the Defense Department and the Kennedy Center, despite straightforward laws requiring acts of Congress to do so, and has impounded funds appropriated by Congress for child care and family assistance allocated to Democratic states.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
City authorities had started destroying the makeshift homes of people living on the streets and impounding their possessions.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
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These dynamics have not remained confined to the internet.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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But in the past, impersonation was confined to stages, parties and street performances.—
Amanda Montell,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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And beyond price, simply finding something unique keeps shoppers coming back.—
Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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As the stockpile of surplus nets in the Netherlands and Denmark is depleted, Pot is looking elsewhere to keep the pipeline going.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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That restriction has limited what microscopic devices can do.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Expanding Your Definition of Value Fixating solely on salary limits your negotiating power.—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Grayson, who has been incarcerated since he was charged, received the maximum possible sentence.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cornish is currently incarcerated at the jail in Canyon County, but will be transferred to one of the state’s prisons to begin serving his lifetime sentence.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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State officials who are defendants in the lawsuit denied restricting the detainees' access to their attorneys and said any protocols were in place for security reasons and to make sure there was sufficient staffing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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From the 1960s through the late 1980s, the Motion Picture Law severely restricted what South Korean filmmakers could produce, while simultaneously limiting the import of foreign films.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Even the Committee to Protect Journalists, an organization that monitors and honors reporters imprisoned by authoritarian government regimes overseas, felt compelled to weigh in on Lemon’s arrest.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Skylark by Paula McLain Set across two eras in Paris, Skylark follows Alouette Voland, a young woman unjustly imprisoned in the Salpêtrière asylum in 1664, and Kristof Larson, a medical resident in 1939 risking everything to protect his Jewish neighbors during the Nazi occupation.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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The father and son, who sought asylum from Ecuador in December 2024, remain jailed in an ICE facility in Dilley, Texas.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Jan. 2026
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Officers immediately tackled and arrested Kazmierczak, who was jailed on a preliminary third-degree assault charge, police spokesperson Trevor Folke said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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That officer then turns his attention to the group of officers trying to restrain Pretti.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Notwithstanding a temperament ill-suited for hand-to-hand combat, Jefferson was unable to restrain himself from pushing his grand recipe for public happiness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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