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
For example, as the US and foreign governments squabble over how US multinationals should be taxed, accurate information about how much these firms pay and to whom would be useful for policymakers around the world as well as shareholders and the public.
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Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The bullpen was taxed and the Royals were down a run in the middle frames.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Traditional retirement plans—like a 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), SEP-IRA, or traditional IRA—offer tax breaks now, though withdrawals are taxed later.
—Kara Stevens, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
And much of the nearly $1 billion gain would be taxed at a lower capital gains rate, not the higher income tax rate.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
For them, not getting taxed on that income is a big deal.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Qualified charitable distributions allow people to donate money from their IRAs to charity without the money being taxed.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
On July 4, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law, restructuring, among other monumental changes, the way tips would be taxed for service workers.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The bullpen was taxed and the Royals were down a run in the middle frames.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Traditional retirement plans—like a 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), SEP-IRA, or traditional IRA—offer tax breaks now, though withdrawals are taxed later.
—Kara Stevens, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
And much of the nearly $1 billion gain would be taxed at a lower capital gains rate, not the higher income tax rate.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
For them, not getting taxed on that income is a big deal.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Qualified charitable distributions allow people to donate money from their IRAs to charity without the money being taxed.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
On July 4, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law, restructuring, among other monumental changes, the way tips would be taxed for service workers.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxed
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In all, 160 guests filled the hall, where the banquet table stretched 155 feet, glittering with 139 candles and more than 1,400 pieces of cutlery.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Videos shared by Russian media showed passengers sleeping on the floors of Sheremetyevo, the country’s busiest airport, as long queues stretched through the terminals.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Congress passed a law to limit the president’s war powers in the 1970s, but the changing nature of war, including the rise of terrorism, has repeatedly strained that commitment to power-sharing.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ninety-one minutes had elapsed when Michael Keane strained to meet Jack Grealish’s cross into the box and plant his header wide of goal.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Reportedly Has Big Plans For Wrestlepalooza In the weeks leading up to Wrestlepalooza, Asuka tried convincing Sky to let her assist in her quest to regain championship gold.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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In the bottom of the third, Kershaw tried to sneak a middle-middle fastball by Bumgarner, who already had six career home runs entering that at-bat.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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The farmer's innovation exemplifies prosocial AI; systems that are tailored, trained, tested and targeted to bring out the best in and for people and planet; technology that is designed to strengthen rather than extract from social fabric.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Reigle and her team tested about a dozen formulations and viscosities, playing detective to figure out where a whole host of issues was coming from.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The president on Tuesday again pushed back applying a ban on the app, which had been decided under his predecessor Joe Biden.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The creatures, with big, bald heads, long arms and eyes out of proportion to their bodies, were seen across the farm in trees, on top of the house and one even pushed its face against the window.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Taxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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