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
Rehnquist’s dismissive response to impoundment speaks for itself.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 22 Mar. 2025
Like Nixon before him, Trump has leaned on historical precedent to make the case for impoundment.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Mar. 2025
The impoundment act allows the head of the GAO to sue the president, if the agency concludes there has been a violation of the law.
—Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 23 May 2025
As of April, the GAO was looking into 39 other potential instances of impoundment under the Trump administration.
—Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 23 May 2025
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 22 Mar. 2025
Like Nixon before him, Trump has leaned on historical precedent to make the case for impoundment.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Mar. 2025
The impoundment act allows the head of the GAO to sue the president, if the agency concludes there has been a violation of the law.
—Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 23 May 2025
As of April, the GAO was looking into 39 other potential instances of impoundment under the Trump administration.
—Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoundment
Noun
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At least 20 living hostages are believed to still remain in Hamas captivity.—
Diaa Ostaz,
ABC News,
28 June 2025
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The first-phase agreement ultimately allowed for the return of 33 hostages in Hamas captivity in exchange for 1,900 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Another internment site was a cremation vessel that held the remains of three people, two large knives and several other relics associated with central Mexico.—
Kerry Breen
July 10,
CBS News,
10 July 2025
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Ephemeral, at 2301 E. 28th Ave., occupies the former Ben’s Market, a convenience store that was started in the 1940s by a Japanese family released from the World War II-era Japanese internment facility known as Camp Amache, in the town of Granada.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The divorced father of three said he was detained in 2013 following an incarceration for violating probation related to a drug offense.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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This panel will examine mass incarceration through multiple lenses and how the criminal justice system serves as a point of crisis of public health, black wealth building, voter disenfranchisement, and family structure.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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The central function of the judiciary, in all places, is the protection of individuals against arbitrary confinement by the executive.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
2 July 2025
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Alcatraz prison embodied terror, isolation and despair, where hardened criminals faced relentless confinement on a desolate rock surrounded by icy, inescapable waters.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 July 2025
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“Impoundment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoundment. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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