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to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impounded
As part of these reforms, the Royal Navy impounded dozens of merchant vessels for allegedly evading customs duties, enraging merchants as well as mariners, shipwrights, stevedores, and others in port cities whose livelihoods depended on foreign commerce.
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Time, 9 Oct. 2025
When her car, her only lifeline, is stolen and impounded, Ogle is thrust into a relentless legal battle against an indifferent system.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
While police have impounded six e-bikes in PB in the past two weeks, Dishman said violations are mostly committed by young riders in middle or high school, not adults.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Fox 11 Los Angeles reported the vehicle was impounded at Hollywood Tow, where workers noticed the foul smell, and that the body was found wrapped in a bag.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The vehicle was impounded after a person reported that it had been abandoned.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
The vehicle was impounded last week after being abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, where neighbors complained of a rotting smell.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The car was impounded after someone reported it was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, NBC Los Angeles reported.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
If scooters or bikes are abandoned or illegally parked, they can be impounded by the city.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Time, 9 Oct. 2025
When her car, her only lifeline, is stolen and impounded, Ogle is thrust into a relentless legal battle against an indifferent system.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
While police have impounded six e-bikes in PB in the past two weeks, Dishman said violations are mostly committed by young riders in middle or high school, not adults.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Fox 11 Los Angeles reported the vehicle was impounded at Hollywood Tow, where workers noticed the foul smell, and that the body was found wrapped in a bag.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The vehicle was impounded after a person reported that it had been abandoned.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
The vehicle was impounded last week after being abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, where neighbors complained of a rotting smell.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The car was impounded after someone reported it was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, NBC Los Angeles reported.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
If scooters or bikes are abandoned or illegally parked, they can be impounded by the city.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impounded
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In the show, which Lincoln Hiatt and Andrew Golder created, contestants are confined to isolation pods with no sense of day or night, no human contact and no alliances – somewhat against the grain of the current spate of guessing game formats that require contestants to form pacts.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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In Portland, anti-ICE protests have taken place nearly daily since June, largely confined to a block outside the ICE facility, about two miles south of downtown.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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The actress kept the rest of her look casual and texture-focused, pairing her mary janes with a soft gray sweater featuring an oversized ruffle neckline and a raw-hem denim miniskirt.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Keefe Bruyette upped its BlackRock price target to $1,300 from $1,215 and kept its buy rating.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Darius Bazley interned for New Balance for a year before becoming a first-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Carpenter first met Kirk as a teenager in 2021 at a small gathering in the Arizona Biltmore and later interned for Turning Point Action.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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He is incarcerated in the El Dorado Correctional Facility in El Dorado, Kansas, serving 10 consecutive life sentences.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Susan Atkins died of cancer in prison in 2009; Manson himself died of natural causes while incarcerated in 2017.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The deal relies on the exchange of Israeli hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians detained and imprisoned by Israel.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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Bryan Stevenson, 65, is a civil rights lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, a nonprofit law group that represents imprisoned and condemned inmates.—
Kurt Streeter,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Traffic along the detour will be limited to 45 mph.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Jakucionis, 19, admitted to some frustration on Sunday about the fact that he has been limited by injuries this preseason.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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In Brazil, methanol commerce is regulated by the government, restricted to industrial uses such as biodiesel production, solvents, and laboratory applications.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The latest salvo came after China restricted its exports of rare earths, which are critical minerals used across industries, from the tech sector to automakers and defense contractors.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Impounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impounded. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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