as in challenging
requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
a very taxing workload that is taking a lot of time to finish
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as in stretching
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 taxing
Alyssa Jaffer, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The contestants then had to compete in a physically taxing challenge that involved pushing a heavy cart along a bumpy path, stacking sand bags, climbing ladders, knocking discs off poles, and then finally knocking down four bamboo targets.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The ordeal has been especially taxing on Zdroik and his family, including his two sisters and children.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Making documentaries is a very taxing and very difficult type of filmmaking.
—Alyssa Jaffer, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The contestants then had to compete in a physically taxing challenge that involved pushing a heavy cart along a bumpy path, stacking sand bags, climbing ladders, knocking discs off poles, and then finally knocking down four bamboo targets.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Our tax code currently rewards companies for replacing workers — subsidizing AI investment while taxing the wages of the people being displaced.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The ordeal has been especially taxing on Zdroik and his family, including his two sisters and children.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxing
Adjective
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But as challenging as these cases can be, the I-Team found the fight for workers' comp when a firefighter is battling cancer can be even more complicated.—
Ginger Allen,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Corporations benefit from the best talent without having to hire them, which is challenging and expensive.—
Anis Uzzaman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Verb
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The Moon in Capricorn moves through your 3rd House, opposing Jupiter in your 9th, stretching the gap between details and interpretation.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
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Meteor showers occur on a predictable schedule each year, with some lasting for mere days and others stretching on for weeks.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Reliable Service as an Operational Standard Clients in Dallas-Fort Worth should expect something more demanding than friendliness and something less theatrical than branding.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The dual-motor setup targets higher output and improved traction for more demanding driving conditions.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Offensive surge results in a 15-2 rout of the visiting Twins as Washington gets contributions from several players trying to secure their roster spots.—
Danielle Allentuck,
Washington Post,
7 May 2026
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Tasks, messages, or requests may stack up quickly, but trying to handle everything at once will slow you down.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Combining all of this in one material has been difficult because thermal control and signal control rely on very different properties.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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Despite the removal of material, the architecture can result in a busy design and potentially make reading the time difficult.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
3 May 2026
Verb
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The crisis is straining already struggling economies across Africa.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Since the start of the conflict with Iran, gasoline prices in California and across the country have increased by more than $1 a gallon, straining already tight family budgets.—
Ryan Cummings,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Brunson took the opening that gave him and ripped the game open from there, scoring 14 of the Knicks’ first 33 points and pushing them to a 33-25 lead after one.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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Say what’s real without pushing too hard or trying to control the outcome.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2026
Verb
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Australian researchers are currently testing a new injectable therapy, Snoretox-1, that may provide a safer alternative.—
Taneia Surles,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Researchers are now testing alternatives that could provide similar nutritional value using less water.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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“Taxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxing. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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