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to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impounded
The vehicle was impounded last week after being abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, where neighbors complained of a rotting smell.
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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
Two vehicles were impounded for 30 days and eight traffic citations were issued.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Subaru was found abandoned near the crash and impounded by officers, police said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
The most notable reservoirs in the system are Lake Mead, impounded by Hoover Dam, which was completed in 1936, and Lake Powell, impounded by Glen Canyon Dam, completed in 1966.
—Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
Naming the reservoir impounded by the dam after the explorer John Wesley Powell dishonored him, Abbey wrote.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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
Two vehicles were impounded for 30 days and eight traffic citations were issued.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Subaru was found abandoned near the crash and impounded by officers, police said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
The most notable reservoirs in the system are Lake Mead, impounded by Hoover Dam, which was completed in 1936, and Lake Powell, impounded by Glen Canyon Dam, completed in 1966.
—Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
Naming the reservoir impounded by the dam after the explorer John Wesley Powell dishonored him, Abbey wrote.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impounded
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Once considered an illness confined to Central and South America, Chagas disease is increasingly being recognized as an endemic condition within the United States.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the study argues, recent extinctions of plant and animal groups are rare and often confined to island habitats.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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For the past 25 years, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule has kept vital forests and grassland safe from bulldozers, saws, excavators and drilling equipment.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Head coach Éric Chelle, tasked with steadying the ship after recent stumbles, kept his cards close.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Coppola interned with Chanel in the summer of 1986, and her youngest Cosima followed in her footsteps by interning with the house this summer.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps less known, but likely no less significant, some 700 Japanese Americans were briefly interned here during World War II.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Young Thug has been at the center of controversy over the past several days, as recordings of jailhouse calls made while he was incarcerated during the YSL trial have leaked online.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The series, made by Adolescence producer Warp Films, follows Matthew Gurney as a Deaf man returning to society after ten years incarcerated.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Arafat’s successor, current PA President Mahmoud Abbas, has banished and imprisoned opponents and critics.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Over the past 15 years, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been imprisoned, blindfolded, interrogated, and put under house arrest with a 20-year ban on making films.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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Private equity more broadly is grappling with a dealmaking drought that has limited institutional investors’ ability to realize returns and access cash.—
Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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There’s only a small chance for showers or storms, and any rain will be mainly limited to areas southwest of a line from Olathe to Butler, the weather service said in its forecast discussion.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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When free to move, DPAC glows orange, but when restricted (like when stretched or bent), DPAC glows blue.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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However, to watch the Irish version of The Traitors on RTÉ in the US, Americans will first need a VPN, a service that allows users to set their computer’s location to another country and access websites that would otherwise be restricted by location.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
14 Sep. 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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