as in levy
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 to stretch
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 tax
Jim Sergent, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Effective in 2026, the bill permanently increases the federal estate and gift tax exemption to $15 million for individuals and $30 million for married couples.
—Jehan Crump‑gibson, Essence, 10 July 2025
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
According to Trump’s letters, imports from Libya, Iraq, Algeria and Sri Lanka would be taxed at 30%, those from Moldova and Brunei at 25% and those from the Philippines at 20%.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
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Noun
Billions more help retain tax cuts for small and medium businesses while military contractors can expect billions more in weapons spending.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Effective in 2026, the bill permanently increases the federal estate and gift tax exemption to $15 million for individuals and $30 million for married couples.
—Jehan Crump‑gibson, Essence, 10 July 2025
Verb
The Yankees’ double-digit explosion on a rainy night provided plenty of breathing room for a bullpen that has been taxed and decimated by injuries.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
According to Trump’s letters, imports from Libya, Iraq, Algeria and Sri Lanka would be taxed at 30%, those from Moldova and Brunei at 25% and those from the Philippines at 20%.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
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In South Africa, the world’s second-biggest producer of citrus fruits, growers fear the fallout of a 31% US levy.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
7 July 2025
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Japan, for example, was hit with a 25% levy that’s a little bit above the 24% rate Trump initially said in April.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
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Twenty-two months stretch between Miedema’s 95th goal (September 2022 against Scotland) and 96th goal (July 2024 against Norway), months filled with injury, tears, crippling doubt.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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Carlos Alcaraz of Spain stretches to reach a shot from Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany in the third round of the Gentlemen's Singles Competition on Centre Court during the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All...—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Other Asia-Pacific markets facing higher tariffs include Indonesia, which will be hit with a 32% excise duty, Bangladesh, which was slapped with a 35% duty, as well as Cambodia and Thailand, which are set for 36% tariff rates, the president's letters indicated.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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And even then, U.S. tariffs on British steel and aluminum did not go to zero.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Twin Cities,
7 July 2025
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The ordeal has strained their relationship, Nations said.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
11 July 2025
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The threat could further strain South Africa’s economy.—
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CNBC,
9 July 2025
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The imposition of higher tariffs (real or imagined) compels organizations to react by diversifying their supplier base, promoting nearshoring or relocating production facilities, and redirecting shipping routes.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Such impositions were once land agencies’ go-to methods of crowd control.—
Sarah Scoles,
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2025
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Ruby Rodriguez, 62, of California, was charged with trespassing in December after trying to gain access to the club.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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And everyone in the NHL is trying to get bigger and meaner because the Panthers keeping winning.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
10 July 2025
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Then the team tested the bond during real memory formation by giving mice a drug to disrupt the formation of these complexes.—
Ajdina Halilovic,
Wired News,
6 July 2025
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For their study, the researchers tested two groups of rats with intermediate injuries to the spinal cord that resulted in almost no function of their hind limbs.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
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Combs' lawyers had pushed for a more expansive response, but prosecutors argued — and Subramanian agreed — that doing so could end up confusing jurors more.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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Both pushed the limits of convention, examined the complex relationship between clothes and the body, and brought historical dress into their work.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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“Tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tax. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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