1
as in drafted
to pick especially for required military service
unprepared for war, the government was forced to levy young citizens on a scale that was unprecedented in its history
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as in imposed
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the baseball commissioner levied a fine against every player involved in the fracas
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Recent Examples of levied
The people who levied accusations against the men all have their names redacted, but appear to have spoken with the FBI directly.
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
The economy had shrunk almost to nothing, and sanctions levied by the United States and Europe were weighing it down even further.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
And thanks to an order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, those costs won’t just be levied on Consumers’ customers, utility spokesperson Brian Wheeler said in statement.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
In a statement, Connecticut Hospital Association CEO Jennifer Jackson said that, even with the reduction in taxes levied, the proposal doesn’t do enough for hospitals given how little the state pays providers to treat patients with Medicaid coverage.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Watts noted that Boring Company had fought every violation that had been levied against the company since 2019.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Among her other allegations levied last January, Sheel Seidler accused Matt and Bob Seidler of a breach of duty to distribute trust assets to her, as well as a failure to fully disclose their fiduciary activities as trustees.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Indeed, few of today’s comments about Washington and slavery are more vitriolic than the criticisms levied by his nineteenth-century critics.
—John Garrison Marks, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
The tax is levied on businesses’ total revenue before operating costs and accounts for more than $700 million in annual tax revenue, according to the city clerk’s office.
—Jaimie Ding, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
The economy had shrunk almost to nothing, and sanctions levied by the United States and Europe were weighing it down even further.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
And thanks to an order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, those costs won’t just be levied on Consumers’ customers, utility spokesperson Brian Wheeler said in statement.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
In a statement, Connecticut Hospital Association CEO Jennifer Jackson said that, even with the reduction in taxes levied, the proposal doesn’t do enough for hospitals given how little the state pays providers to treat patients with Medicaid coverage.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Watts noted that Boring Company had fought every violation that had been levied against the company since 2019.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Among her other allegations levied last January, Sheel Seidler accused Matt and Bob Seidler of a breach of duty to distribute trust assets to her, as well as a failure to fully disclose their fiduciary activities as trustees.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Indeed, few of today’s comments about Washington and slavery are more vitriolic than the criticisms levied by his nineteenth-century critics.
—John Garrison Marks, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
The tax is levied on businesses’ total revenue before operating costs and accounts for more than $700 million in annual tax revenue, according to the city clerk’s office.
—Jaimie Ding, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for levied
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Perhaps, for example, Sullivan and Hafley would have drafted Pittsburgh defensive tackle Derrick Harmon instead of Grant.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the summer of 1942 he was drafted into the Army.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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People were worn down by the waiting patterns imposed upon them by the state; in this film, the couple opts to break free through artistic expression, and mounting a new, dissident work.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Losses were imposed on non-tech companies too, as investors became paranoid about how much damage AI might inflict upon sectors like trucking, real estate, and finance.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Recently, Tasic, a neuroscientist and genomicist at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, and her collaborators recruited artificial intelligence for the sorting and mapmaking effort.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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In a statement, the FSB alleged that Korba was recruited, trained and sent to Russia by the SBU in August 2025.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, 18-year-old McKenna was charged with four counts by the State College Police Department after an altercation on January 31, according to court documents.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Cops quickly determined the 42-year-old suspect was drunk behind the wheel and charged him with driving while intoxicated.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Apple Daily and its affiliated companies were fined 6 million Hong Kong Dollars ($767,000).—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Big 12 fined Colorado $50,000 in September after football fans directed expletives and religious slurs at Mormons during a game against the Cougars in Boulder.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Levied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levied. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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