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verb

present participle of tax

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To counter the taxing toll of racist political attacks on Black women’s mental health, some authentic self-care is in order. Jada Gomez, SELF, 11 Sep. 2024 Between the physical demands and the thrill of competition, a once-in-a-lifetime athletic event can already be pretty taxing for your heart. Julie Stewart, SELF, 5 Sep. 2024 Already past his career high in innings, Harrison departed with two outs and the bases loaded in the third, having thrown a taxing 73 pitches. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024 The switch was significant because women were banned from running the Olympic marathon until 1984; the distance, it was believed, was too taxing for them. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for taxing 

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“Taxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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