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 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 Judge William Sullivan impounded the call, prohibiting the press from recording or broadcasting the audio. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 The prosecution alleges there is surveillance video of Burke driving his Tesla for the final time on July 29, 2025, shortly before leaving on tour, then parking it around the corner, where it was eventually impounded. — Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 28 July 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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  • Under the terms of the agreement, the reports will be kept confidential by the man and his attorneys.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • What kept the brand alive through the slump was the rise of kidults — adults who collect toys.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of kept
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  • That lesson will not stay confined to tolling ships or claiming seabeds.
    — Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The agreement’s political framework has been overtaken by events, and Ethiopia’s conflicts are no longer confined to the relationship between Addis Ababa and Mekelle.
    — Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of confined
Verb
  • Peyton Stewart was a 21-year-old international business major who grew up with her sister in Westwood, New Jersey, studied abroad in London and interned at TikTok.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Johnson hired a young Ossoff as a staffer on the recommendation of the late Georgia Congressman John Lewis, the civil rights icon Ossoff interned for and considered a mentor.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of interned
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  • His attorney requested that he be incarcerated at FPC Yankton, a minimum-security federal prison camp in South Dakota.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • One person was allegedly able to gamble $2,400 while incarcerated under Troutman’s watch.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of incarcerated
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  • Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was imprisoned in Russia in March 2023 on espionage charges, was released in August 2024 as part of a prisoner swap with the United States.
    — Scott Nover, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan’s main political rival, has been imprisoned since March of last year and is on trial on corruption charges.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of imprisoned
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  • The resort is adults-only and designed primarily for couples rather than groups, with bookings limited to two rooms with two guests per room.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The quartet limited the Rockies to four hits while striking out 11.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of limited
Verb
  • The war has severely restricted energy shipments out of the Middle East, sending oil prices soaring and raising concerns about accelerating inflation globally.
    — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • She was denied asylum under a Biden-era border policy that restricted eligibility for many migrants who crossed the southern border outside official pathways.
    — Mick Krever, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of restricted
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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
  • 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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“Impounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impounded. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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