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toll

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verb

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
Noun
The diminishing budgets of the original five-movie Apes cycle take their toll on the final installment, which looks considerably lower-rent than its predecessors. Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026 The Jordanian Foreign Ministry said there were Jordanians among the casualties, without providing a toll. ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
At twilight, the bell began to toll again, erratic, like a spoon pinging the side of a coffee cup. Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 Bells tolled through the misty Alpine mountain valley as hundreds of priests walked two by two to the altar under a tent to start the service and then again at the end. Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for toll
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toll
Noun
  • The ratios offer a little more room for expenses by putting a little less toward savings than the longstanding gold standard, the 50/30/20 budget.
    Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The family has several immediate needs, including clothing, food, personal items and help with temporary living expenses, Sharp said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Another factor worth evaluating is your incomes and how combining them (or keeping them separate) influences your total tax bill.
    Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
  • That means a $4,000,001 estate in Illinois yields a state estate tax bill of more than $220,000, compared with $0 in federal tax because the $15 million threshold isn't hit.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In his exquisitely layered seventh feature, Possible Love (Ga-neung-han sa-rang), Lee Chang-dong’s humanistic observational skills remain at their peak, the acuity of his insights into emotional lives and social conditions unparalleled.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Scream saga began with a ringing phone and one of the most surprising murders in horror-movie history.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The tariff cost will vary by product, ranging from 15% to 50%, according to reports.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Promise a rebate to every taxpayer when the size and cost of government is reduced.
    Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This is because the costs of maintaining a herd—feed, fertilizer and equipment—have gone up as a result of tariffs and drought, so fewer farmers breed cows for slaughter, which restricts beef supply.
    Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Logitech shifted some production to Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Mexico in response to US tariffs, but China remains an important manufacturing base and an increasingly vital consumer market.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But the love enduring at their center feels so profoundly misguided that even this extravagant tribute, arriving more than 150 years later, cannot entirely defend it.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a tribute to Kieślowski’s Dekalog at the end of this movie.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Last year, voters living around Aspen approved sales and property tax increases to specifically fund wildfire reduction.
    Jeff Todd, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The property tax burden is one major reason why there are few cranes in the sky in Cook County these days.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Eventually other studios start calculating a zero percent state income tax.
    Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • However, the Illinois Policy Institute counters that a millionaire tax could open the door for higher taxes on thousands of local small businesses by generating an uptick in their marginal state income tax rate.
    Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toll. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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