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
In 1975, the Supreme Court, in Train v. City of New York, ruled on Nixon's unilateral impoundment of funds.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
Congress passed the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which forbade future impoundments with only narrow exceptions.
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Several challenges to the act and executive impoundment have come through the courts, including the 1998 Supreme Court case Clinton v. City of New York that challenged President Clinton's use of a line-item veto to cut funding, the courts have ruled against executive impoundments.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
But the White House is also not ruling out using what's known as impoundment to overrule Congress' spending decisions.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 2 May 2025
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
Congress passed the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which forbade future impoundments with only narrow exceptions.
—Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Several challenges to the act and executive impoundment have come through the courts, including the 1998 Supreme Court case Clinton v. City of New York that challenged President Clinton's use of a line-item veto to cut funding, the courts have ruled against executive impoundments.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
But the White House is also not ruling out using what's known as impoundment to overrule Congress' spending decisions.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoundment
Noun
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Almost immediately, some enslaved people fled their captivity and established small communities in the interior, in a region that came to be called Palmares.—
Time,
Time,
17 June 2025
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The soldiers, 21-year-old Paek and 26-year-old Ri, remain in Ukrainian captivity.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
16 June 2025
Noun
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As many as 300 Black Tulsans were killed, and thousands were temporarily held in internment camps overseen by the National Guard.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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It was most recently used as the basis for Japanese internment during World War II.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
6 May 2025
Noun
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For decades, mainstream television and film have often depicted Black families as fractured, usually due to incarceration, abandonment, or tragedy.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 June 2025
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But forcing people to move under the very real threat of incarceration is neither what many in our communities want nor what unhoused individuals need.—
Jamie Chang,
Mercury News,
12 June 2025
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Now He’s Accused of Killing All 3 Copeland will remain in pretrial confinement, because of the seriousness of the charges, Griffin told WAVY.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Below, a full rundown of Kelly’s recent attempts to escape confinement.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 June 2025
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“Impoundment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoundment. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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