as in keeps
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impounds
There, the Windy Gap Reservoir impounds the river in a broad mountain valley near Granby, northwest of the ski town of Winter Park.
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Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impounds
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Using a patient, practical tone keeps everyone focused on useful results.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2026
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These are the kinds of assurances that candidates make when everyone keeps harping on their age.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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If your income qualifies for exemptions Federal law limits the percentage of your wages that can be garnished, generally capping it at 25% of your disposable income or the amount exceeding 30 times the federal minimum wage — whichever is less.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The new code allows diverse housing stock anywhere in the city, limits new home sizes to 5,000 square feet, and encourages the conversion of vacant or underused commercial buildings to housing.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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Places like Los Angeles and Oakland have high permit fees and strict zoning that often confines cans to industrial areas.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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In an industry that often confines its actors, especially women and especially Black women, Hall continues to carve a path defined by risk, depth and courage.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Nov. 2025
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Belarus now imprisons 28 journalists as President Lukashenko intensifies a crackdown on press freedom.—
Yuras Karmanau,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Afwerki routinely imprisons his critics and political opponents and has implemented a policy of indefinite mandatory military and national service for residents, which human-rights watchdogs say amounts to slavery.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
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The new Washington law restricts facial coverings for all federal, state and local law enforcement officers -- a key distinction intended to avoid claims of discrimination against federal officials.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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Doing so restricts that profile to a kid-friendly content hub.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
19 Mar. 2026
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At certain points in the novel, that distance calcifies and restrains his writing.—
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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And most of the officials agreed that the Fed’s key rate is close to a level that neither stimulates nor restrains the economy.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The country holds reserves equivalent to 254 days of domestic consumption.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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In two-round elections, like California holds for governor, a variation could be employed.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Impounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impounds. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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