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as in demanded
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
every war inevitably exacts the greatest sacrifice possible from some of the nation's best and brightest
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as in imposed
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
vowed to exact a heavy fine from any hockey player engaging in such outrageous behavior on the ice
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as in extorted
to get (as money) by the use of force or threats
that loan shark can be counted upon to exact repayment of his loan by whatever means necessary
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Recent Examples of exacted
Add to that the toll AIDs, the crack epidemic, and violent crime had exacted on American cities and the context of the crackdown becomes more clear.
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Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
The Royals exacted their own measure of revenge against their arch nemesis.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The offensive is expected to displace nearly a million Palestinians and has already exacted a heavy humanitarian toll.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Rantanen exacted revenge against his former team months later, eliminating the Avalanche from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a hat trick in Game 7 of their first-round series.
—Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
Independent literature will survive, as CLMP will survive, but that doesn’t mean the NEA chaos and its aftermath has not exacted a high cost.
—Elizabeth Kaye Cook
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Three days later, the Ukrainians exacted their revenge.
—David Axe, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Not that Kelce would complain about it, but the Chiefs’ dynasty that Kelce helped to create has exacted a stiff price.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
This, after a year in which hurricanes Milton and Helene and other extreme weather events had already exacted tens of billions of dollars in American disaster losses.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025
Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
The Royals exacted their own measure of revenge against their arch nemesis.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
The offensive is expected to displace nearly a million Palestinians and has already exacted a heavy humanitarian toll.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Rantanen exacted revenge against his former team months later, eliminating the Avalanche from the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a hat trick in Game 7 of their first-round series.
—Marco Cummings, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
Independent literature will survive, as CLMP will survive, but that doesn’t mean the NEA chaos and its aftermath has not exacted a high cost.
—Elizabeth Kaye Cook
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Three days later, the Ukrainians exacted their revenge.
—David Axe, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Not that Kelce would complain about it, but the Chiefs’ dynasty that Kelce helped to create has exacted a stiff price.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
This, after a year in which hurricanes Milton and Helene and other extreme weather events had already exacted tens of billions of dollars in American disaster losses.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exacted
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For three years, general manager Howie Roseman, Sirianni, a series of assistant coaches and teammates — even Davis himself — had demanded more from the 2022 first-round pick and his conditioning.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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In the past, the company was targeted by activist hedge fund investors who demanded cost cuts, brand divestures and even floated breaking the company apart to jumpstart growth.—
Alexander Coolidge,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Restrictions were also imposed at airports in Volgograd, Kaluga, Penza, Samara, Pskov and Yaroslavl.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Trump previously imposed national security tariffs on steel and aluminum and derivatives, light-duty autos and parts, and copper.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Diplomats told investigators that some foreign nationals were extorted as much as $10,000 to avoid arrest at checkpoints.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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His fortune also faced some hits as he was allegedly extorted.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Yet the president continues to have trouble offering clarity at a time when clarity is required.—
Patricia Lopez,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Because the volunteers in these positions aren’t paid, they aren’t required to respond to emergencies.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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The students, identified by police as Kyle Anderson and Samuel Patten, both 18, were each charged with burglary in the second degree as a hate crime and criminal nuisance in the second degree, police said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Three people were arrested and one was charged with murder the same week.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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At those rates, without a significant change in policy or health care costs, the general fund would be squeezed to nearly nothing in the next 15 years, according to an analysis by the governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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During the presidency of Richard Nixon, public servants at the DOJ felt squeezed between what the president wanted and what the law required.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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Between 2017 and 2021, the United States levied a number of restrictions against Huawei, asserting that the telecommunications company was a national security threat owing to its close relationship with the CCP and history of industrial espionage.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Tariffs are not levied on other countries.—
Bill Koenig,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Exacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exacted. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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