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The journey proved to be very taxing.
a very taxing workload that is taking a lot of time to finish
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Brownlee’s performance was nothing short of a triumph, quite the finest singing of this most taxing tenor role one is likely to hear in any opera house today.
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That was just one of the extremely taxing experiences in Mauti's life.
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That goes double for the emotionally taxing process of sorting the physical possessions loved ones leave behind, a process that inspired Steppenwolf ensemble member Molly Regan's new solo play, The Accidental Curator.
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The most taxing part of being in the all-male cast may be the training.
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The nearly three-hour workout was one of the most physical and taxing practices in recent memory, taking place in triple-digit heat indices and under an unrelenting Louisiana sun.
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The most taxing part to me was simply finishing the mixes.
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Taxing experiences: In the wake of voters approving Measure HH,, a one-percent sales tax increase, comes the process of implementing the plan and choosing members of a committee that will oversee how the money is spent.
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When an area is designated as a TIF district, property tax revenue — which is divvied up among taxing bodies including public schools — is frozen.
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First Known Use of taxing
1841
taxing Synonyms
Synonyms
arduous, burdensome, challenging, demanding, exacting, grueling (or gruelling), killing, laborious, onerous, persnickety, toilsome;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
easy, effortless, facile, simple, smooth;
Related Words
difficult, formidable, hard, herculean, rough, rugged, stiff, strenuous, testing, tough;
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