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to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
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Recent Examples of impounded
Discretionary funds can be impounded per the Impoundment Act of 1974.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
As Martinez’s and Ruiz’s vehicles remain impounded in an FBI garage, Alexakis told the government to return the SUV to Chicago.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
In another letter, Paoletta told the Department of Transportation to ignore a Government Accountability Office ruling that found that the OMB had illegally impounded money for electric car development.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Officers issued 11 traffic citations and impounded two vehicles, along with two misdemeanor citations for reckless driving and vandalism, according to a social media post from the police department.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Alassmari was arrested for felony flight, and his vehicle was impounded, police said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
As Martinez’s and Ruiz’s vehicles remain impounded in an FBI garage, Alexakis told the government to return the SUV to Chicago.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
In another letter, Paoletta told the Department of Transportation to ignore a Government Accountability Office ruling that found that the OMB had illegally impounded money for electric car development.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Officers issued 11 traffic citations and impounded two vehicles, along with two misdemeanor citations for reckless driving and vandalism, according to a social media post from the police department.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Alassmari was arrested for felony flight, and his vehicle was impounded, police said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impounded
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Silvers also began writing songs, but kept her artistry behind closed doors — except for the occasional Joni Mitchell cover posted to her Instagram — until her Newport performance over the summer.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Naomi Campbell and Ciara, on the other hand, kept their black crop cuts blurred and blunt respectively.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Nov. 2025
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Following the July announcement, speculation was rampant regarding CBS’s decision and it was not confined to Reddit threads and other areas of online discourse.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Being confined to the sideline is something else entirely.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Connease Warren, an Indiana native who interned at the Free Press in 2008, is vacationing in Ocho Rios on the northern central coast.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Like LaSota, a computer engineer from Fairbanks, Alaska, several Zizians worked or interned at technology behemoths, such as Google, Oracle, and NASA.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
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According to the Marijuana Policy Project, as of 2018, there have been approximately 32,000 people still incarcerated for cannabis convictions, despite its legal status in 24 states.—
Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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Family is at her core Patterson and her husband, Lance, adopted their two nephews (whose fathers were incarcerated) and raised them through high school, IndyWeek reported.—
Evan Moore
October 31,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mantell, Felker-Martin tells me, was a Polish resistance photographer who was captured by Nazi soldiers while documenting their atrocities and imprisoned in Auschwitz for a year.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
29 Oct. 2025
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Zhou was arrested and imprisoned.—
Byron Tau,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Penske Media Corporation’s iconic brands include, but are not limited to, Rolling Stone, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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His vision isn’t limited to individual company frameworks or proprietary models.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Review screen time reports together so kids feel involved in the process rather than restricted.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Biden has been absent from the campaign trail since then, but Martin said that Biden had lent his name to some fundraising appeals, and that he has been restricted by treatments for cancer.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
31 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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