as in levies
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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as in stretches
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
Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Lautz said that people may not understand that the qualifying amounts are deducted from income, not taxes themselves.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
Kids may be hit with tax bombs whether they are forgiven in '26 or in a state that taxes forgiveness amounts regardless of the timeline.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Lautz said that people may not understand that the qualifying amounts are deducted from income, not taxes themselves.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxes
Noun
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Trump has said those levies will encourage companies to re-shore production after domestic drug manufacturing shrank dramatically over the past decade.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Tit-for-tat levies reached triple digits on both sides at one point this year, snarling supply chains.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Applying the same to retail traders, however, stretches the rule beyond its intent and poses more of a misclassification risk than a clear obligation.—
Robert Green,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The plan for the roadway that stretches across the Hagginwood and Del Paso Heights neighborhoods of North Sacramento will later go before the City Council for approval.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Afterwards, McClintock said on X that the power to impose tariffs should be restored to Congress.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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And for that purpose, the question is not whether tariffs are announced but how they are enforced.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Brothers Size spotlights two brothers—Ogun Size (André Holland) and Oshoosi Size (Alani iLongwe)—and their trickster friend Elegba (Malcolm Mays) who tests their bond.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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Then, in the closing minutes, he is finally required to show his class when, after Fenerbahce finally give Trabzonspor a chance by doing backheels in their own box, Edin Visca tests Ederson low at his near post for his first save with three minutes to go.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Leaders have since reached an agreement to de-escalate tensions, temporarily lowering the duties to 30% on the United States’ side and 10% on China’s part.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Other than writing games and chuffa, one of the duties of the writers was to serve as a sherpa for the different comedian guests who’d come on.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The movie, which is set to hit theaters December 19, is based on the bestselling novel by Freida McFadden and centers on Millie (Sweeney), who tries to escape her past by accepting a job as a live-in housemaid for wealthy couple Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew Winchester (Brandon Sklenar).—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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Wind chimes and similar elements were used to create a sound for the magical barrier known as the honmoon, the global harmony that Huntrix tries to achieve.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This demand strains existing power grids and often requires construction of new power generation capacity, frequently from natural gas plants.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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What are the symptoms of current COVID-19 strains?—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Built as a modern Mega Drive (or Genesis) game with a cartridge release planned next year, Earthion really pushes what that console can do.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Researchers at the University of Tokyo have pulled off a breakthrough that pushes the boundaries of quantum physics into new territory.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Taxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxes. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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