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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
Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
At least nine people have died as the storms swept over Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri and Kentucky, as officials warned the toll could grow.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
President Trump intends to revoke federal approval of New York City’s congestion pricing program, fulfilling a campaign promise to reverse the policy that tolls drivers who enter Manhattan’s busiest streets to finance repairs to mass transit.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Investigators looked through phone, road toll and financial records, and chased leads in multiple states.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
At least nine people have died as the storms swept over Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri and Kentucky, as officials warned the toll could grow.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
To be clear, this isn’t solely in the direction of the dreaded midnight bell that tolls on us all.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
President Trump intends to revoke federal approval of New York City’s congestion pricing program, fulfilling a campaign promise to reverse the policy that tolls drivers who enter Manhattan’s busiest streets to finance repairs to mass transit.
—Ana Ley, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toll
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Trillion-dollar deficits are no longer shocking, and interest expense alone is hovering around record levels.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Those expenses included costs related to study abroad programs, postgraduate scholarships, vocational school scholarships, technology fees and other costs that are connected to education.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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This president is pushing, yet again, a plan to gut basic services to give bigger and bigger tax cuts to the wealthy.—
Julia Cherner,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2025
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He's tasked with carrying out the other part of the president's economic agenda, sweeping tax cuts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For a player who’s as aggressive down the field as Ward tends to be, that rings even truer.—
Derrik Klassen,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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When World Series tickets went on sale to the non-season-ticket-holding public, thousands ringed Fenway Park for a shot at the leftovers.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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Having an emergency fund prevents the need to use credit cards for these costs, which can increase debt if not paid off quickly due to interest.—
Víctor Rosario,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Harden delayed a vote last week that would have opened the door for a borrowing plan to allow CPS to absorb the costs of the underfunded pension fund for municipal workers, mostly CPS employees.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Wednesday’s announcement, which came alongside a set of sweeping new tariffs, gives customs officials, retailers and logistics companies more time to prepare.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
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Other national polls show similar public disapproval of Trump's tariffs, including a recent CNN/SSRS survey that found 61 percent of Americans don't support the president's handling of tariffs.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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John Amos‘ last acting role before his death in August 2024 was in the series premiere of Suits LA, and this Sunday, the NBC drama paid tribute to the late actor with a significant storyline.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
6 Apr. 2025
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Additional tributes came from the likes of Nicolas Cage, Michael Mann and many others.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
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Smith said the decline led to a $25-million annual loss in property tax revenue, and that loss will compound over the next few years.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The new apartments will be built in an area already designated as a TIF district, which means the developers can get access to some of the money from excess property tax revenue as the area increases in value to help with redevelopment costs.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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The second type of problem involved individual taxpayers who faced tax time headaches when trying to claim the credit when filing 2024 income tax returns.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Arizona and North Dakota (both 2.5%) have the lowest among states with an income tax.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toll. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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