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a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
the state sales tax boosted the final cost of my new computer
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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 taxes
Ben Smith, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
In other words, if Washington State or California or Massachusetts or New York, if any of those places taxes its wealthiest residents, those people who have means will simply move away.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Hayes stressed in his statement to the Washington Examiner that taxes from skill games could raise significant revenue for the commonwealth and small business owners.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
While at the helm of Brazil’s finance ministry, Haddad pushed through huge changes in how the country taxes goods and services, a proposal that had been in the works for decades, as well as a popular income tax reform.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Under the ideal tax system — one that taxes income once and only once, with no loopholes, no double taxation and no provisions favoring one activity over another — the employer insurance exclusion would not exist.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Connecticut taxes the wealth of those with relatively few assets, while exempting the wealth of the richest 1% and one-tenth of 1%.
—Joseph Gerics, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Medical inflation continues to outpace overall inflation, and New York’s Health Care Reform Act taxes employers and unions who do the right thing and provide health benefits — adding roughly 4% a year to their cost.
—Stuart Appelbaum, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Maryland is one of only five states that taxes bullion, a policy that has already driven businesses out of the state.
—J.b. Jennings, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
Treasury has also argued that temporary Russian sanctions relief won’t feed Russian government budgets because the country taxes oil at extraction, not sale.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
In other words, if Washington State or California or Massachusetts or New York, if any of those places taxes its wealthiest residents, those people who have means will simply move away.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Hayes stressed in his statement to the Washington Examiner that taxes from skill games could raise significant revenue for the commonwealth and small business owners.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
While at the helm of Brazil’s finance ministry, Haddad pushed through huge changes in how the country taxes goods and services, a proposal that had been in the works for decades, as well as a popular income tax reform.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Under the ideal tax system — one that taxes income once and only once, with no loopholes, no double taxation and no provisions favoring one activity over another — the employer insurance exclusion would not exist.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
Connecticut taxes the wealth of those with relatively few assets, while exempting the wealth of the richest 1% and one-tenth of 1%.
—Joseph Gerics, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Medical inflation continues to outpace overall inflation, and New York’s Health Care Reform Act taxes employers and unions who do the right thing and provide health benefits — adding roughly 4% a year to their cost.
—Stuart Appelbaum, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
Maryland is one of only five states that taxes bullion, a policy that has already driven businesses out of the state.
—J.b. Jennings, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxes
Noun
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While bonds are used to pay for projects, governments typically use tax levies to pay for operating expenses like wages, health care or utilities.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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This generally includes actions like wage garnishment and bank levies.—
Rebecca Safier,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Another is expected to take shape in Councilmember Rick Jennings’ district, which stretches from Land Park to the Pocket.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Graves’ exit has sparked intense speculation about his potential successor to represent Missouri’s 6th Congressional District, which stretches across northern Missouri and touches Kansas City’s Northland.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This view of the presidency has justified his executive orders at home and tariffs that affect the global economy.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Americans are getting smaller pay raises while tariffs and higher gas prices are threatening to make everything more expensive.—
Brian Cheung,
NBC news,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This notoriously demanding transit tests our endurance, discipline and patience, almost like pressing the gas pedal while the brakes are slammed down.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Extreme reentry tests On reentry into Earth’s atmosphere, spacecraft and capsules develop a plasma sheath around their bodies.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But Setrakian claimed California and Texas law protect public officials from defamation claims even in fundraising so long as the offending comments can be reasonably connected to his official duties.—
Will Swaim,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Also in that story is a look at how the Padres catchers are balancing their offensive and defensive duties, and Jeff hustled out to the box seats atop the Green Monster to talk to the Padres fan who caught Machado’s homer.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Iranian opposition tries to organize overseas The situation has led to new attempts to organize the highly fragmented Iranian opposition abroad.—
Amir Hussein Radjy,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Engelbeck estimates that someone tries to break into his shop in Washington state once a quarter.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And top-down impositions could also be painted as less democratic, because the state essentially rejects the self-determination of local communities to oppose new developments.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Experts have also warned that the cost of bottled water will soon increase, as the oil crisis strains the plastics industry.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Currently, scientists must predict which strains of flu virus will be prevalent in the coming season months in advance.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Taxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxes. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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