as in to confine
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impound
Those vehicles, officials said, can be impounded as evidence as cases are built against drivers and organizers.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
New York City Councilmember Phil Wong New York City Councilmember Phil Wong said Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told him in a private meeting Tuesday two of the vehicles have been impounded.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The car was impounded the previous week after being abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, where neighbors complained of a rotting smell.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
The car was abandoned for weeks before it was eventually impounded at Hollywood Tow, where employees reported a foul odor coming from the vehicle.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
New York City Councilmember Phil Wong New York City Councilmember Phil Wong said Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told him in a private meeting Tuesday two of the vehicles have been impounded.
—Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The car was impounded the previous week after being abandoned in the Hollywood Hills, where neighbors complained of a rotting smell.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
The car was abandoned for weeks before it was eventually impounded at Hollywood Tow, where employees reported a foul odor coming from the vehicle.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
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This vining plant is almost too easy to grow, so it's best confined within a container.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Juan used to be confined to a different room in the facility that had a frosted window with a small patch scratched out at the bottom, just big enough for his eye to peek through.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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The breaks kept coming for Orlando.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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His office was spare and no nonsense, with a poster from OSHA about the importance of keeping farmworkers hydrated.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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The band’s participation was limited to offscreen interviews.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply weakened a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act, a ruling that limits the consideration of race in drawing voting maps and could usher in Republican gains in the House.—
Justin Jouvenal,
Washington Post,
29 Apr. 2026
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The goal is to eventually close the island to incarcerated individuals in a decarceration plan, replacing it with four other jails in Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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At the end of the fiscal year, the DOC determines its spending across areas like prison upkeep, the cost of settling lawsuits and workers’ claims, then divides that cost among all the people who were incarcerated at the time, Barrett said.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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The auction process was commonly used during the months-long drought at the canal from mid-2023 into early 2024, which forced the authority to restrict daily capacity allowed to pass through.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The blockade has unfolded in stages, starting with naval deployments and restricted maritime enforcement to limit Iran’s oil exports and economic activity.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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Those who answered no to the questions were, in most cases, imprisoned for the remainder of the war or beyond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Lil Tjay was briefly jailed on suspicion of misdemeanor disorderly conduct-affray before he was released on $500 bond.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Nick Reiner, 32, who remains jailed without bail, has pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder charges against him.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The architecture was tightly calibrated with some dimensions adjusted only by inches and the materials kept deliberately restrained.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Fed seeks to restrain rising prices by keeping interest rates high, cooling borrowing and spending.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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