as in to confine
to deprive of the ability or liberty to leave
impound stray animals
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Recent Examples of impound
The Norfolk Superior Court judge in Dedham ordered that the Read juror list will be impounded, and reporters are banned from physically describing jurors to the public.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Under the city’s existing ordinance, there are no penalties for violations and food vending equipment can be impounded only after it has been left unattended for more than 30 minutes.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The government’s coffers must then be impounded and redirected, according to the blogger.
—Ed Simon, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
There’s simply nothing in the Constitution that supports the argument that the president can impound funds that Congress commands him to spend.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 22 Mar. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Under the city’s existing ordinance, there are no penalties for violations and food vending equipment can be impounded only after it has been left unattended for more than 30 minutes.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The government’s coffers must then be impounded and redirected, according to the blogger.
—Ed Simon, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
There’s simply nothing in the Constitution that supports the argument that the president can impound funds that Congress commands him to spend.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impound
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Musician and educator Harry Urata, confined to an internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, encountered Japanese-American workers who had processed sugar cane leaves on Hawaiian plantations since the late 19th and early 20th centuries.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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The office’s website lists limited in-person services, directing users to a general email address and noting that public outreach is confined to virtual tours since the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Below are the ones that will help keep the area around your nose clear and irritation-free.—
Daley Quinn,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Algerine kept looking but didn’t find any additional bodies.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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In the bottom of the seventh, Corona (19-2, 9-1), which was limited to one hit in the game, loaded the bases with one out against freshman pitcher Striker Pence, but then stranded the runners after consecutive pop flies.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Both men are currently incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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His death was also the second in Oneida County prisons since December 2024 when Robert Brooks, an inmate incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility -- which is across the street from Mid-State -- was fatally beaten at the prison.—
Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Japan is part of the First Island Chain, a U.S. maritime containment strategy that seeks to restrict the Chinese military's access to the Western Pacific Ocean.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Big Story Trump directs repeal of Biden showerhead rule President Trump has ordered his administration to repeal a Biden-era rule restricting water flow from shower heads.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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Union leaders and journalists who criticized Bukele have also been imprisoned.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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He is imprisoned in El Salvador, where he was sent with other migrants accused of being gang members.—
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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He was arrested after the warrant and was jailed from Feb. 2 to July 22, 2021, sources said.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Yoon’s ouster will probably lead to a fresh rethinking of South Korea’s political system, which has seen four of its eight presidents either jailed or impeached since the nation became a democracy in 1987 after decades of authoritarian rule.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary restrained herself from scratching at her wig.—
Susannah Cahalan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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Education Trump says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, 'special needs' Over 100,000 U.S. public school students were secluded or restrained during the 2017-2018 school year, according to federal data.—
Dylan Peers McCoy,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Impound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impound. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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