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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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But the measure stalled in the Senate as Democrats have demanded provisions extending Affordable Care Act insurance plan subsidies that will expire at the end of the year.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Given that Trump had publicly demanded that James be prosecuted, her indictment was hardly unexpected.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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Trump had previously imposed 145% tariffs on China, then put them on hold to allow negotiations to play out.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Trump made his latest tariff threat on Friday after China imposed new restrictions on rare earth exports.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Shannon was going through the worst thing in her life last year — getting a DUI and then being extorted for $75,000 by her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend who crashed the show — and what did Tamra do?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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Freedom of Speech is far more American than a hundred-thousand-dollar-per-plate dinner at Mar-a-Lago or trips to Epstein Island or bullying a network into cancelling Steven Colbert or bragging about having extorted $16 million from a movie studio.—
Billy Ray,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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While the Gaza ceasefire deal required the immediate handover of all remaining bodies, Hamas said destruction in the enclave has made some difficult to locate.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The impact of the blast is still being felt by the characters this season — Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone), whose patient was responsible for the explosion, required an intervention from Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and Maggie Pierce (Kelly McCreary).—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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His wife, Rebecca Haro, was charged with two crimes — murder and filing a false report — and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing the day Jake Haro will be sentenced.—
Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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Lorch was called as a witness in Holmes’ gun case — where he was charged with felony possession of a single pistol — to prove where his cars and cash were coming from.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Freeman took rookie Chad Patrick deep for the first Dodgers run, and his teammates squeezed a second run out of Brewers closer Abner Uribe in the ninth.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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The iPhone 17′s margin could also be squeezed by an unfavorable product mix and a higher bill of materials cost.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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The bond items, if approved by voters, would be a continuation of a portion of the sales tax the city already implements, and no new taxes would be levied.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Oct. 2025
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In other fine news, the Cardinals levied a $100,000 penalty against coach Jonathan Gannon for a sideline confrontation with running back Emari Demercado.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Exacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exacted. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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