as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
after his impoundment in the garage all weekend, the family dog was ready to frolic
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Recent Examples of impoundment
If there is a CR (continuing resolution), impoundment is likely going to get on the table as a mechanism to get to the PBR.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The purpose of the meeting was to brief the staffers on the center’s latest policy fight — an attempt to build the case for the use of impoundment.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Under the law, the move was known as an impoundment.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The costs of impoundment and any outstanding fines must be paid before getting the vehicle back.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The purpose of the meeting was to brief the staffers on the center’s latest policy fight — an attempt to build the case for the use of impoundment.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Under the law, the move was known as an impoundment.
—Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
The costs of impoundment and any outstanding fines must be paid before getting the vehicle back.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impoundment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoundment
Noun
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The exhibition will also examine orca behavior, including social structures and communication, as well as issues such as captivity and the status of various populations, museum officials said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Robert Rubsam on a novel about women who trade one kind of captivity for another.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Others flagged for removal included exhibits on slavery and civil rights, LGBTQ history, WWII-era internment camps, and Indigenous histories.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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His family moved to Reno, Nevada, to avoid the Japanese internment during World War II.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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An error in a legal brief could lead to an innocent person’s incarceration.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The 1991 movie stars Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden, the one-time public defender who Cady haunts, blaming his long prison incarceration for rape on purposefully faulty defense tactics.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Dog theft is considered a criminal offense in China, with potential fines or imprisonment depending on the animal’s value.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Dog Theft and the Law in China Dog theft is considered a criminal offense in China, with potential fines or imprisonment depending on the animal’s value.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Harpman, who died in 2012, was a psychoanalyst, and her writing is attuned to the psychic damage caused by confinement.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Chavez, who once ran a ketamine clinic, pleaded guilty in October 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and was sentenced to eight months home confinement in December 2025.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Impoundment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoundment. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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