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as in to ring
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
let the church bells joyously toll on this most happy occasion
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Recent Examples of toll
Alexander Tin, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
But casualties and disruptions to the French army's leadership after Napoleon’s initial exile to Elba took a toll on his ability to achieve victory in the Hundred Days campaign.
—Pat Fallon, National Review, 4 Feb. 2025
Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
During that stop, the National Park Service will toll the farm bell 39 times, marking Carter’s service as the 39th president.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In addition to the human health threat posed by the virus, an unprecedented toll claimed by spillovers of the D1.1 from wild birds into chickens has driven up egg prices across the country.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
But casualties and disruptions to the French army's leadership after Napoleon’s initial exile to Elba took a toll on his ability to achieve victory in the Hundred Days campaign.
—Pat Fallon, National Review, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
That possibility notwithstanding, beginning after midnight Jan. 5, drivers will be automatically tolled when the drive on Manhattan surface streets at 60th Street or below, paying a base toll of $9 to enter the congestion zone.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
During that stop, the National Park Service will toll the farm bell 39 times, marking Carter’s service as the 39th president.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toll
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Their biggest expense was $1,112 on unlimited pizza and alcohol.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Instead, Lamont says that some of the spending has been relatively minor, including that Cheng tipped too much on meals paid at taxpayers’ expense.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Tariffs are a tax on goods exchanged between countries.—
Steve Gardner,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Between the lines: The Senate has historically opposed raising the tax while the House has been more supportive.—
Arika Herron,
Axios,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The alarm was at once sounded by ringing the school bell and the fire department responded and had water on in a very short time, but the fire being all through the building inside the walls and partitions, its progress could not be checked.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Instead of ringing the bell — which often signals the end of chemotherapy treatment — the boy sounds the boxing ring bell by punching the pull cord.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The cost ranges from $24 to $84, a one-time-only payment.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Due to rising costs, changes in migration and natural disasters, the number of people living on America’s streets rose 7% between 2023 and 2024 as homelessness reached an all-time high.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico are currently on hold, after agreements were struck on additional border security measures and commitments against drug trafficking.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trump also hiked his 2018 aluminum tariffs to 25% from 10%.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Molly Shannon Gets Back in Costume as Sally O'Malley (and Does the Kicking and Stretching) 10 hr 24 min ago Molly Shannon helped Emma Stone pay tribute to the history of physical comedy on the series by getting into costume as her beloved Sally O'Malley.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Martin went on to pay tribute to SNL’s writers—who the cameras captured standing outside in the rain.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But there has to be a better way to do this and part of that is reforming New York City’s very kooky property tax structure, where Con Ed pays more to City Hall than anyone else and then has to charge higher fees to customers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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On the business front, Maybank wrote, there could be more rebates for corporate tax, as well as rebates on property tax for commercial properties.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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The move was part of an overhaul aimed at eventually phasing out the state's individual income tax altogether which also extended the state sales tax to more services.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Residents of these remote villages rely on VITA to prepare free income tax returns.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toll. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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