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an amount of money that a government requires people to pay according to the value of certain possessions that are made, sold, or used within a country
The state seems to impose an excise on any number of goods.
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Recent Examples of excise
Paisley Currah, New Yorker, 27 May 2025
Karpen underwent a full craniotomy, a four-hour procedure that excised most of the tumor.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Khurram Chohan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The federal government collected $68.9 billion in tariffs and excise taxes during the first five months of the year, according to Treasury Department data collected by the Bipartisan Policy Center.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 June 2025
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Noun
If the Administration forces various agencies to excise gender from the study of health, the government won’t be able to gather the evidence needed to justify policies that would benefit a wide range of people, including, in the case of COVID, men.
—Paisley Currah, New Yorker, 27 May 2025
Karpen underwent a full craniotomy, a four-hour procedure that excised most of the tumor.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
Here is an example that could land a foundation in a tax hole: Financial transactions between the foundation and a disqualified person, even the founder or any major contributor, may result in excise taxes as high as 200%.
—Khurram Chohan, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The federal government collected $68.9 billion in tariffs and excise taxes during the first five months of the year, according to Treasury Department data collected by the Bipartisan Policy Center.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excise
Noun
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What tariffs mean for your wallet Tariffs – and their potential impact on shopper's budgets – are weighing heavily on consumers.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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What new Trump tariffs may mean for your wallet President Donald Trump’s tariffs tanked markets and unleashed recession forecasts when the president unveiled sweeping levies little more than 100 days ago.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
19 July 2025
Verb
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As Guardiola and Emery learned last year, seeking control can be taxing against direct opponents, designed to play with coordinated chaos.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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Florida and Nevada don't have personal income tax and therefore don't tax retirement income.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
Verb
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Promptly remove former employees or admins Regularly audit account access and revoke permissions for anyone who no longer needs it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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The work includes removing asphalt surface and placing new waterproofing, a new asphalt surface and associated items.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
20 July 2025
Verb
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His administration also cited national security concerns for levying a tariff on copper.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
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Two Republican senators and a broad bipartisan coalition of funders and nonprofits prevented a 600% increase in taxes levied on the endowments of the largest private foundations as part of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending legislation.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Before 1962, the maximum legal barrel entry proof was 110, but Stitzel-Weller went much further during production to extract and preserve as much flavor as possible.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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By crushing bones and boiling them to extract grease, Neanderthals tapped into a rich energy source, using techniques once thought to belong only to much later human groups.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
Verb
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For months, Trump had threatened, but held off on, imposing new sanctions against Russia's oil industry.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 July 2025
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Several communities — including Highland Park, Schaumburg, Glen Ellyn and Lombard — have recently imposed age limits on riders, while Burr Ridge has banned e-scooters from its streets.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Due to uncertainties surrounding tariffs and the global economy, Harley has withdrawn its outook for 2025 that had been provided in February.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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Never give into demands to withdraw money in your accounts and take cash to a local crypto ATM.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
Verb
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The city government will also set up an agency to enforce the rent law and penalize offenders.—
Gerardo Lemos,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
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But without clear guidance, AI tools often penalize them.—
Stanislava Tarasiuk,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Excise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excise. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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