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to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
that state now imposes a fine for text messaging while driving
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Recent Examples of imposed
Michael Loria Friday marked the 70th day of an internet blackout being imposed by the regime in Iran on the country’s citizens, according to NetBlocks, an internet access watchdog.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 May 2026
The trial court imposed a total effective sentence of 20 years in prison, suspended after 15 years, and 15 years of probation, the Supreme Court ruling says.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
The current map was imposed under a court order and is supposed to be used until after the 2030 census.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
The counter-175 bill drafted by lawmakers would shift state spending to other obligations while cutting the gas tax, making room for other spending under the spending cap imposed by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
The antisemite also revels in the release of constraints imposed by living peacefully in society with others and finds comfort in joining crowds of people like them.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2026
In response, Sardinian politicians passed a law that imposed an 18-month ban on construction of wind and solar projects within 7 km of a nuraghe or other archeological site.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Experts say covert transfers at sea are used to obscure the origins of oil that left Iranian ports and the Gulf of Oman before the blockade was imposed.
—Imogen Piper, Washington Post, 7 May 2026
The Wild physically imposed their will on the Stars in the first round.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Michael Loria, USA Today, 9 May 2026
The trial court imposed a total effective sentence of 20 years in prison, suspended after 15 years, and 15 years of probation, the Supreme Court ruling says.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
The current map was imposed under a court order and is supposed to be used until after the 2030 census.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
The counter-175 bill drafted by lawmakers would shift state spending to other obligations while cutting the gas tax, making room for other spending under the spending cap imposed by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
The antisemite also revels in the release of constraints imposed by living peacefully in society with others and finds comfort in joining crowds of people like them.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2026
In response, Sardinian politicians passed a law that imposed an 18-month ban on construction of wind and solar projects within 7 km of a nuraghe or other archeological site.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Experts say covert transfers at sea are used to obscure the origins of oil that left Iranian ports and the Gulf of Oman before the blockade was imposed.
—Imogen Piper, Washington Post, 7 May 2026
The Wild physically imposed their will on the Stars in the first round.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imposed
Verb
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Kirill Kaprizov spent so much time in the Avalanche crease Saturday, Bednar could’ve charged him rent.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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No remains were uncovered, but a month later, both Flores men were arrested and charged in connection with Smart’s murder.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The Jazz — one of the teams recently fined by the league for tanking during the regular season — still managed to get a decent outcome after the NBA tried to police the tanking process.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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In 2019 Leeds United were fined £200,000 after a member of Marcelo Bielsa’s backroom staff had been found spying on their next league opponents Derby County.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10% tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 May 2026
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Toward the end of his administration, President Joe Biden levied a 100 percent tariff on Chinese EVs.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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Before heading off to shower and change for the Barranquilla show, Balvin assessed his expectations for his beloved Colombian football team at the World Cup.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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European defense stocks also traded lower as traders assessed events in the Middle East, where both sides trading fire overnight.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
Verb
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If a drug retails for $100 and a hospital can buy it for $60, then charges the patient or their insurance the full $100 price, the hospital then has $40 to put toward other expenses.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Neto expanded and was able to put a ball into right field.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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“Imposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposed. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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