as in confining
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impounding
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.
—Lee Rood, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
The Manteca City Council is now proposing new penalties to prevent cyclists from street takeovers, impounding bikes for 30 days and charging $200 for a first offence and $400 for a second.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 16 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
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
The Manteca City Council is now proposing new penalties to prevent cyclists from street takeovers, impounding bikes for 30 days and charging $200 for a first offence and $400 for a second.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 16 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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The requirement to add wheels adds costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, often confining them to mobile home parks under local zoning rules.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Kaine stressed that Democrats want to fund the other agencies at DHS, while confining the ongoing negotiations to the immigration enforcement agencies.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The governor’s bill would require any state agency charged with incarcerating people to follow the standards outlined in the federal law.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2026
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The announcement came as the House Rules Committee was considering resolutions to hold the Clintons in criminal contempt, which could have potentially led to the government imposing penalties and incarcerating them.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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Their structure allows liquids containing potential analytes to move freely through the gel while keeping bacteria trapped inside the material.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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But the fact that employees still showed up, including without pay during last year’s federal government shutdown, demonstrates their commitment to keeping the beloved parks flourishing.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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A little over a month after the California law was suspended, Washington state's Democratic governor, Bob Ferguson, signed a new law Thursday limiting facial coverings on law enforcement officers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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Injuries have already played a big role in limiting the upside of some teams, such as South 6-seed North Carolina having lost Associated Press second-team All-American Caleb Wilson to a late-season thumb injury.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Italy's Constitutional Court on March 12 upheld a 2025 law restricting citizenship to persons with an Italian parent or grandparent.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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In December 2025, the White House issued a proclamation fully restricting and limiting the entry of citizens of 12 countries, including Iran.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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Based on the way the regime is treating you and all these other political activists—imprisoning you all—what does that indicate about the regime?—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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For decades, the Islamic Republic has neutered its domestic opposition, imprisoning its critics including former presidents.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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The fifth and sixth installments are loosely connected to this seventh film by the presence of the unusually tenacious twins Chad and Mindy Meeks-Martin (Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown), who are inexplicably interning for Sidney’s longtime frenemy, journalist Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox).—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
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The fifth and sixth installments are loosely connected to this seventh film by the presence of the unusually tenacious twins Chad and Mindy Meeks-Martin (Mason Gooding and Jasmin Savoy Brown), who are inexplicably interning for Sidney’s longtime frenemy, journalist Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox).—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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In the video, one young man can be seen repeatedly beating an individual lying on the ground while another suspect gripped the victim’s foot, restraining him in place.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Jax did not bother restraining emotion.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Impounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impounding. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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