1
as in drafted
to pick especially for required military service
unprepared for war, the government was forced to levy young citizens on a scale that was unprecedented in its history
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as in imposed
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the baseball commissioner levied a fine against every player involved in the fracas
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Recent Examples of levied
Taxes at that level were essentially a blockade on commerce between the world's two largest economies, causing worries about global growth that led to negotiations that ratcheted down the tariffs being levied by both nations.
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Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
The vitriol levied at uninvolved lawmakers since Wednesday's shooting has had a chilling effect on the American tradition of lawmakers' community engagement — as well as the open debate and political discourse Kirk himself espoused.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Those allegations were levied in a recent filing in their divorce proceedings.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Lawmakers and the governor did enact House Enrolled Act 1004, which calls for stronger regulations for nonprofit hospitals and containing costs levied on patients.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
The government has levied copper tariffs on Chinese imports and is offering hundreds of millions in grants and loans for battery supply chains.
—Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Land Tax was levied annually and was based on a valuation of a person’s estate.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Stern, who is 71, first signed with satellite radio broadcaster Sirius in 2004 (prior to its merger with XM), in part to be free of oversight by the FCC, which had levied millions of dollars in fines on terrestrial radio stations that carried his show for alleged indecency.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Third, this measure deals only with taxes levied on real property or on property ownership.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
The vitriol levied at uninvolved lawmakers since Wednesday's shooting has had a chilling effect on the American tradition of lawmakers' community engagement — as well as the open debate and political discourse Kirk himself espoused.
—Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Those allegations were levied in a recent filing in their divorce proceedings.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Lawmakers and the governor did enact House Enrolled Act 1004, which calls for stronger regulations for nonprofit hospitals and containing costs levied on patients.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
The government has levied copper tariffs on Chinese imports and is offering hundreds of millions in grants and loans for battery supply chains.
—Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Land Tax was levied annually and was based on a valuation of a person’s estate.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Stern, who is 71, first signed with satellite radio broadcaster Sirius in 2004 (prior to its merger with XM), in part to be free of oversight by the FCC, which had levied millions of dollars in fines on terrestrial radio stations that carried his show for alleged indecency.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Third, this measure deals only with taxes levied on real property or on property ownership.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for levied
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Watson and Doubs were both drafted in 2022.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Which is true, but Mahomes was still the product of evaluation and development — a three-star high school athlete who was not even the first QB drafted that year.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Young Palestinians, particularly those under age 5, are especially vulnerable in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has imposed restrictions on the entry of aid throughout the war, at times shutting crossings entirely.—
Pablo Robles,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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In fact, there’s already a battle in Los Angeles over the $30 wage for workers at hotels and other hospitality businesses imposed by the city council.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Poquianchis recruited young girls from nearby towns and farms, deceiving families with false promises of work or abducting girls when alone.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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His commitment to staying clean has always impressed Jimmy Fallon, who once headlined his own Clean Cut Comedy Tour before taking over The Tonight Show, and recruited Bargatze to join him.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, the state attorney general charged 20 state felonies against eight people alleged to have engaged in planning and training for an attack on the statehouse and a plan to kidnap lawmakers, including Whitmer.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Brown was charged with misdemeanor misusing 911 — a charge one expert said is typically brought against prank callers, not those in a mental crisis.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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The year before, two French tourists were fined and expelled for skinny dipping in the canal under the moonlight.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Residing in Britain, the couple was fined a total of €450 each (about $529) and ordered to leave the historic center for 48 hours.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Levied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levied. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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