as in levies
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
the state sales tax boosted the final cost of my new computer
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to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience
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Recent Examples of taxes
Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Kids may be hit with tax bombs whether they are forgiven in '26 or in a state that taxes forgiveness amounts regardless of the timeline.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Lautz said that people may not understand that the qualifying amounts are deducted from income, not taxes themselves.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
The rest of the world taxes only residents, in most cases based on worldwide income.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Kids may be hit with tax bombs whether they are forgiven in '26 or in a state that taxes forgiveness amounts regardless of the timeline.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Lautz said that people may not understand that the qualifying amounts are deducted from income, not taxes themselves.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxes
Noun
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Trump said just last week that patented and branded drugs would face 100% levies unless companies build plants domestically.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Labour pledged during the election not to raise taxes on working people, but has since hiked levies on employers.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Baz’s intelligence also stretches to the sense that Knight will go back to Bond’s beginnings as a Royal Navy Commander before he was recruited by MI6, the UK’s foreign intelligence agency, and chart how Bond attained 007 status.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of people looking to emigrate to the United States sit inside the facility’s walls in limbo, waiting for a legal process that often stretches on for weeks, months or even years.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That's on top of industry-wide concerns about changing regulations, including tariffs, and shifting dynamics in electric and autonomous vehicle strategies.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Such tariffs are usually imposed on broad classes of imports, rather than certain companies.—
Joseph Choi,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Students take the reading and math MCA tests in third through eighth grades and once in high school.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
22 Sep. 2025
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Venus aggravating Uranus tests your ability to roll with the punches.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ongoing inflation and higher tariffs resulting in onerous duties on shoe imports contributed to the increases.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The investigation, which includes an anti-dumping probe, comes just days after Mexican authorities slapped duties on an array of Chinese imports from textiles to steel and automotive parts.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And Survivor tries to keep things unpredictable.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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McEntire played Reba Hart, a divorced mom who tries to keep her family together after her husband divorces her for his dental hygienist.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The researchers noted that Branyas Morera routinely ate yogurt, which can nurture these beneficial bacteria strains.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Sep. 2025
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What are the symptoms of current COVID-19 strains?—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Today’s early adulthood is tougher to navigate, with higher costs, unstable entry roles, and later milestones, so Gen Z pushes for stability, mental health, and flexibility.—
Jennifer Moss,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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However, the overall severe weather threat will diminish as the front pushes southward.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Taxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxes. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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