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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
Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Pay the toll, get down the road.
—Sean Clancy, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
But the bell started tolling in 2019, during Mayor Catherine Pugh’s book scandal.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Drivers passing through Northwest Indiana will have to pay more in toll costs in the coming months as the state and the region prepare for a potential Chicago Bears stadium.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Pay the toll, get down the road.
—Sean Clancy, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
As the car carrying him departed the police station, a photographer captured another indelible image, of the former Prince slumped in the back seat, wide-eyed and slack-jawed—the boy for whom the chimes once pealed looking very much like a man for whom the bell now tolls.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
But the bell started tolling in 2019, during Mayor Catherine Pugh’s book scandal.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toll
Noun
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Like its tech peers, Meta is grappling with growing memory expenses and supply chain shortages stemming from the artificial intelligence boom.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The proposal has ignited a partisan showdown, with Democrats arguing the military boost comes at the expense of healthcare and social safety nets, while Republicans defend it as necessary for national security.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Clairton plant provides 1,200 manufacturing jobs and hundreds of millions in tax revenue to the area.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Laws in several states automatically apply federal tax changes to state income taxes unless the governor and lawmakers opt out — like Colorado officials did on the overtime tax deduction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ten shots rang out, and Garrison collapsed on the floor, dead.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Rowan Olson recently rang the bell at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to mark the end of his treatment after being diagnosed with retinoblastoma — the same cancer his own father was diagnosed with and lost his vision to, according to Fox 11 Los Angeles.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But there are concerns about rising ticket prices and soaring production budgets, fueled by higher costs for labor, materials and energy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The group announced the new mutual aid market on social media, citing community concerns over rising costs as the motivation behind the move.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The original cost was $510,000 but that's gone up by an additional $75,000 due to import tariffs and taxes.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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That method has faced setbacks in wake of the Supreme Court’s February ruling against the president’s ability to impose tariffs without Congress.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Seen from behind, the gown descended into a waterfall drapery with overlapping layers of white and green satin—a tribute to the colors of the Pakistani flag.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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There will also be in-person tributes to filmmakers Gianfranco Rosi and Caveh Zahedi.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The ordinance, which failed to receive the votes necessary in order to move forward for adoption, would have allocated $500,000 from the Affordable Housing Fund for a one-year pilot to supply eligible households with a direct credit equal to 20% of their final property tax bill.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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In Oakland, California, voters approved a vacant property tax in 2018 which charges $3,000 to $6,000 annually on properties used less than 50 days a year.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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By 1918, progressive income tax rates touched 77%.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Just after midnight on Thursday, the Missouri Senate passed a bill that supporters say could lead to the elimination of the state’s income tax, and grants lawmakers broad authority to raise sales taxes to replace it.—
Jack Harvel
April 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toll. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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