as in confining
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impounding
The measure also would have required impounding trucks and imposing a $50,000 fine on the vehicles’ owners.
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News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
The county is on track to spend more than $1 million this fiscal year on animal welfare, including the cost of impounding about 1,700 animals.
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Nina Burns,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
The new dam at Lake Placid started impounding water in February and the lake is now about half full, district board president Robin Dwyer said.
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Liz Teitz,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Mar. 2026
The documents state that the Department of Transportation marked the vehicle and issued a citation before impounding it.
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Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
Last summer, the city also confirmed that since Crow Tow took over vehicle releases from the Police Department, no appeals hearings had been held for anyone unhappy with impounding or the prices the company charges.
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Lee Rood,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
City authorities had started destroying the makeshift homes of people living on the streets and impounding their possessions.
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Saumya Roy,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
Most of the north state’s major reservoirs are running well above average for this time of year, with Shasta Lake, the primary federal supply, impounding 72% of capacity — 123% of its historical average — as of Tuesday.
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Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
30 Dec. 2025
The administration has dabbled in impounding funds appropriated by Congress, despite a law barring this.
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David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
29 Dec. 2025
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
The county is on track to spend more than $1 million this fiscal year on animal welfare, including the cost of impounding about 1,700 animals.
—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
The new dam at Lake Placid started impounding water in February and the lake is now about half full, district board president Robin Dwyer said.
—
Liz Teitz,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Mar. 2026
The documents state that the Department of Transportation marked the vehicle and issued a citation before impounding it.
—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
Last summer, the city also confirmed that since Crow Tow took over vehicle releases from the Police Department, no appeals hearings had been held for anyone unhappy with impounding or the prices the company charges.
—
Lee Rood,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
City authorities had started destroying the makeshift homes of people living on the streets and impounding their possessions.
—
Saumya Roy,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
Most of the north state’s major reservoirs are running well above average for this time of year, with Shasta Lake, the primary federal supply, impounding 72% of capacity — 123% of its historical average — as of Tuesday.
—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
30 Dec. 2025
The administration has dabbled in impounding funds appropriated by Congress, despite a law barring this.
—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impounding
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One person was cited on suspicion of unlawfully capturing and confining wildlife.
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Bell reviewed testimony from CDC officials and an outside medical expert concerning Perryman’s challenge to an earlier order confining her to the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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Officials reinforced stay-at-home orders by erecting fences around some apartment buildings, essentially incarcerating occupants.
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In 1942, as the government was forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans on the West Coast, a nativist group hoped to revoke the citizenship of Japanese Americans born in the United States.
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One supporter applauded the board for teaching the Bible in classrooms and keeping Sharia law, the Islamic moral code, out of public schools.
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Healthcare economists say giving people access to preventive healthcare saves taxpayers money in the long run by keeping the workforce healthy and relieving pressure on an overburdened system.
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Blyth injured her back in a toboggan accident and spent over a year recovering, limiting her ability to profit off her success in the film.
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The decree requires law enforcement to meet specific goals before federal oversight is removed, including changes to the use of force policy, limiting military-style tactics during protests and banning handcuffing children under 14.
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France is putting emergency services and military forces on wildfire alert, restricting public alcohol consumption and canceling some outdoor sports events to cope with a heat wave unfurling across parts of Europe.
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In the United States, at least 19 states have already passed laws restricting minors’ access to social media platforms — with eight states enacting outright bans or parental consent requirements.
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Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts, cited laws against defacing monuments as grounds for imprisoning anyone harming the pool.
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Adam’s been shuttled off to Earth along with the coveted Sword of Power in the aftermath of evil Skeletor (Jared Leto, having a great time in the part) and his horrid denizens taking over his home planet and imprisoning his parents.
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Pruitt also ran varsity cross-country and track and spent last summer interning for the Henry County Water Authority, tapping into his passion for clean water and the environment.
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Those formative years interning at the DA’s office sent her on a journey into Big Law, then multimillion-dollar legal entrepreneurship.
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With Sanders in front, still restraining the alligator with the catch pole, Pelosi came up behind it and tossed a rag over its eyes, the video showed.
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The system generated $189 million in revenue last year and over $2 billion total since the sale, according to a recent audit, all while severely restraining the city’s ability to make major road changes that remove parking spots and as parking costs rise.
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“Impounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impounding. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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