as in to overload
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Recent Examples of overtax
Sometimes simply snapping a photo of the item is a way to preserve the memory without overtaxing your storage space.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
California is truly a national leader in overtaxing its businesses, residents and visitors.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
Creating efficiency by overtaxing other systems only throws the organization further out of balance.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Her effort to repay city property owners after a 2020 news report found they were overtaxed by a collective $600 million also has involved some political jockeying.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
California is truly a national leader in overtaxing its businesses, residents and visitors.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
Creating efficiency by overtaxing other systems only throws the organization further out of balance.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Her effort to repay city property owners after a 2020 news report found they were overtaxed by a collective $600 million also has involved some political jockeying.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtax
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Tight hip flexors limit hip extension and overload the lower back and hamstrings, so releasing them in multiple directions — not just one — helps restore the hip mobility your body needs to distribute movement properly.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Such people rely on Screeners, who make sure Cameras don’t overload or share censored information.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Under the plan, people pay more during peak times and less when the grid is not overburdened.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Security concerns and overburdening the area also contributed to the Rose Bowl’s limited schedule.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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Lucas’ office also said the higher set aside appears to shift costs for affordable housing development to taxing jurisdictions like school districts, because higher costs lead to higher incentive requests.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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Vermont became the first state to enact a climate superfund law, modeled on the federal superfund law that taxed petroleum and chemical companies to pay to clean up sites polluted by toxic waste.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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The moves have reportedly left the task force without prosecutors with national security experience, hampering its goal to root out American connections to the Hamas attacks (which included 40 Americans among its approximately 1,200 victims).—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Overtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtax. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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