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
Getting to these secluded spots required some risky navigation, however, because in many places, the new lake covered standing forests that had been left behind when the impoundment was flooded.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 Jan. 2025
One closely watched legal issue involves the president’s ability to withhold funding authorized by Congress, a practice known as impoundment.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
And then there's the legal debate over impoundment — i.e., whether the president is legally obligated to spend money that Congress appropriates.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
And there is a federal statute, the Impoundment Control Act, which prohibits impoundment.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 Jan. 2025
One closely watched legal issue involves the president’s ability to withhold funding authorized by Congress, a practice known as impoundment.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
And then there's the legal debate over impoundment — i.e., whether the president is legally obligated to spend money that Congress appropriates.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025
And there is a federal statute, the Impoundment Control Act, which prohibits impoundment.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoundment
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Friends gathered at the kibbutz pub on Nir Oz to watch Horn’s release from captivity and to toast his return, according to Israeli media.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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The 36-year-old was released from Hamas captivity Saturday along with two other hostages in exchange for 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the finale, Daniel’s mother pulls out a necklace Mr. Miyagi gave her that belonged to his mother and, later, his wife, who died in a Japanese internment camp.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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After all, the same constitutional order that undergirds America’s contemporary liberal democracy permitted nearly a century of authoritarianism in the Jim Crow South, the mass internment of Japanese Americans, and McCarthyism.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The program’s impact was significant: within five years of its implementation, the U.S. incarceration rate became the highest in the world.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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These evacuations and incarcerations were carried out under the direction of Gen. John L. DeWitt of the U.S. Army.—
James M. Purcell,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted Peltier’s life sentence to home confinement.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The act of clemency permits Peltier, who is 80 and has been in declining health for years, to serve his remaining days in home confinement.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC News,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Impoundment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoundment. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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