as in stretched
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience
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Recent Examples of taxed
If the stock is rolled into an IRA, the entire amount will eventually be taxed as ordinary income upon withdrawal.
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David Kudla,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Capital gains are taxed at a lower rate than ordinary income, benefiting shareholders and other investors.
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Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
On average, gains are taxed at 10%.
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Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The tradeoff is that withdrawals are taxed.
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Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
However, any employer contributions and any other contributions that were not previously taxed, such as the $1,000 Treasury contribution, and all investment earnings which have not been taxed, are considered pre-tax, and will be taxed as ordinary income upon withdrawal.
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Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Combined with Wednesday’s doubleheader that taxed the pitching staff and caused a ripple effect for their big weekend series in Milwaukee, talks intensified with the Cubs acquiring Peterson late Wednesday for infield prospect Cole Mathis.
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Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
But those transfers don’t determine when income is taxed.
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Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 June 2026
David Kudla,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Capital gains are taxed at a lower rate than ordinary income, benefiting shareholders and other investors.
—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
On average, gains are taxed at 10%.
—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
The tradeoff is that withdrawals are taxed.
—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
However, any employer contributions and any other contributions that were not previously taxed, such as the $1,000 Treasury contribution, and all investment earnings which have not been taxed, are considered pre-tax, and will be taxed as ordinary income upon withdrawal.
—
Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Combined with Wednesday’s doubleheader that taxed the pitching staff and caused a ripple effect for their big weekend series in Milwaukee, talks intensified with the Cubs acquiring Peterson late Wednesday for infield prospect Cole Mathis.
—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
But those transfers don’t determine when income is taxed.
—
Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxed
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Stars including Reese Witherspoon, Emma Stone and Paul Rudd were seen departing the venue after the festivities began Friday evening and stretched until the early hours of Saturday morning.
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Brazil were energetic and vertical, Vinicius Junior and Rayan stretched their opponents and Gabriel Martinelli’s stoppage-time winner was just reward.
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Often, children at greatest risk of climate impacts live in places where critical services are already weak or strained, making it that much harder on children and communities.
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Around 100 immigration cases are scheduled at one time and respondents must attend in person, a practice that has strained an already overwhelmed system and further complicated the shifting legal landscape, attorneys working in the court say.
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Days later, Kelce tried and failed to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it at her Kansas City show, the first domino to fall in the couple’s fabled romance.
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Commissioner Lyle tried to delay the vote, but Commission President Dillon shot it down, saying the City-County Council was waiting on the proposal to be sent their way.
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The Los Angeles Fire Department’s hazardous material team also tested for ammonia, which is used in refrigeration, and hydrogen fluoride, a toxic chemical that could be released by burning lithium-ion batteries and solar panels.
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The bat was captured and later tested positive for rabies, allowing doctors to begin the girl's post-exposure vaccination series quickly.
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Earlier this week Iran also pushed back against a statement from France’s President Emmanuel Macron that said France, Oman and others would collaborate on removing mines from the strait.
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Falling oil prices and the easing of a commodities crunch have pushed countries — wary of being left exposed by another global crisis akin to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — to shore up their stockpiles.
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