impounded

verb

past tense of impound
as in kept
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave impound stray animals

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Recent Examples of impounded Parents received warnings on those occasions, and their son’s e-motorcycles have been impounded twice, prosecutors said. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Documents in the case were ordered impounded Friday, WFXT told CNN. — Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 Deputies impounded four vehicles that brought victims to the hospital and three that were left at the park. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 Vehicles used in sideshows can also be impounded for an additional 30 days upon conviction. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 If an underage driver is caught with alcohol and the owner of the vehicle isn’t old enough to legally drink, the car can be impounded at the owners expense for no more than 30 days for each violation. — Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Ehmen was arrested and put in jail, and his three dogs were impounded. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026 Riders who don’t meet these legal requirements can be cited and have their vehicle impounded at a fee that exceeds $2,600 a month. — Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026 Three people were arrested, and 10 vehicles were impounded during that operation, according to Suffolk County Police. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impounded
  1. kept
  2. confined
  3. interned
  4. incarcerated
  5. imprisoned
  6. limited
  7. restricted
  8. held
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  • Tariffs have kept much of that cost advantage from reaching American showrooms.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Both a state court and Alaska's Supreme Court disagreed and kept the second Sullivan on the ballot.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of kept
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  • In preparation, she was confined in progressively smaller spaces, spun in a centrifuge, and trained to eat food in jellied form.
    — Ethan Teekah All, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026
  • For five months, most of the 17 crew would remain confined to that space, no more than 50 feet long, seated, leaving only when escorted to the bathroom.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of confined
Verb
  • The location is where more than 13,000 Japanese Americans were interned during World War II.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Giovanna Flores had Cianciolo as a teacher her sophomore year, interned for the designer, and then assisted her postgrad.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of interned
Verb
  • Two men incarcerated at California State Prison, Sacramento have been accused in a fatal attack on a third inmate, prison officials said Tuesday.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Mendoza has been incarcerated at the facility since March 2017.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of incarcerated
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  • The politically outspoken Panahi has been repeatedly imprisoned and put under house arrest by Iranian authorities over the years.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Cromer was imprisoned for committing a physical assault, the New Hampshire Department of Corrections said.
    — Anna Meiler, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of imprisoned
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  • For many of these measures, industry analysts and stakeholders have said the reduction in energy prices is likely to be limited and possibly short-lived.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • There's a kernel of truth to it; Ohtani was clearly limited by several injuries down the stretch, with a lengthy slump accompanying an increase in chase rate and swing and miss.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of limited
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  • Experts say their main concern is a possibility that some civil rights of commoner husbands and their children could be restricted as with the royals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • On Wednesday, a federal judge restricted Homeland Security agents from carrying out sweeping field operations aimed at rooting out voter fraud in nine states, including California.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of restricted
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of held

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