as in confining
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impounding
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.
—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
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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And a key component of the novel and the show is the setting itself, which is a real impeachment of our mental health system, this history of confining and discarding lives that has spilled out into the streets of America.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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From corrective eye surgery to confining plasma for nuclear fusion research and from entertainment to quickening checkout at supermarkets, lasers are now part of our everyday lives.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Officials reinforced stay-at-home orders by erecting fences around some apartment buildings, essentially incarcerating occupants.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Though the couple hasn't commented publicly on their relationship, and Foxx has been candid about keeping his relationships out of the spotlight in the past, Huckstepp has supported Foxx at a number of events.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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The nonprofit’s statement did not reference the permitting process, but highlighted the importance of keeping the event running for the LGBTQ+ community.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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The problem is that all the various strands — the parallel tales — dilute our access to the characters, limiting their dimensions.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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With Singapore restricting the number of expatriates, the UAE has also been a major beneficiary as some international banks relocate part of their operations.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The National Science Foundation suspended at least 18 research grants to UC Berkeley last month despite a court injunction restricting such suspensions, according to an attorney representing university scientists in a class-action lawsuit.—
Felicia Mello,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the Iranian regime’s very recent and brutal crackdown on its own people — imprisoning and killing thousands of citizens for dissent — has not been met with the same outrage by these voices.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Happily, there’s more to it than a simplistic feminist parable of a powerful man imprisoning his helpless wife in a monument to his genius and her domesticity.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Arellano joined the brand after interning and working his way into a full-time role, learning production before moving into design.—
J.M. Banks
March 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Today, oil and shipping reporter Weilun Soon says the mayhem in the Persian Gulf doesn’t bode well for both ending the war and restraining crude prices.—
Weilun Soon,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
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The security team and members of the church assisted the guard in restraining Mbwavi.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Impounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impounding. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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