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an amount of money that a government requires people to pay according to the value of certain possessions that are made, sold, or used within a country
The state seems to impose an excise on any number of goods.
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Recent Examples of excise
Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
Our heroes face dire odds time and again, but invariably their various superpowers (resurrection, invisibility, summoning the dead, etc.) excise them from each pickle, a little worse for wear but mostly intact.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 5 June 2025
The bill from last year also pitched a new 5% local option motor vehicle excise surcharge, or a fee charged by every city and town on vehicles registered in their communities based on the vehicle’s value.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
But in concessions to Merz’s Conservatives, the version of the law that passed excised a clause that would have required all German film productions to meet specific diversity, gender equality, inclusion and anti-discrimination standards.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
Our heroes face dire odds time and again, but invariably their various superpowers (resurrection, invisibility, summoning the dead, etc.) excise them from each pickle, a little worse for wear but mostly intact.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Verb
In addition to no tax on tips and no tax on overtime, the bill would also repeal federal excise taxes on gun silencers and tanning services.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 5 June 2025
The bill from last year also pitched a new 5% local option motor vehicle excise surcharge, or a fee charged by every city and town on vehicles registered in their communities based on the vehicle’s value.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excise
Noun
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This year brought two new adverse factors — President Donald Trump’s tariffs that could generate retaliatory tariffs, depressing export markets, and Trump’s sweeps of undocumented immigrants, who are a major portion of the agricultural labor force.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 June 2025
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Chow pointed out that there would be geopolitical uncertainty ahead for the country, including the upcoming Upper House election, as well as tariff and trade uncertainties.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
Verb
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June 29 – Carney said trade talks between the U.S. and Canada had resumed after Canada retracted its plan to tax tech firms.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Sunday trade talks with U.S. have resumed after Canada rescinded its plan to tax U.S. technology firms.—
Rob Gillies,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Kids who try to end-run this will have their streams removed and live chat disabled.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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Florida Fish and Wildlife officials removed the alligators, allowing divers to recover a deceased male from the vehicle.—
Chris Anderson,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Residents of a large Park Forest apartment complex that has been without air conditioning for several days complained yesterday the problem hasn’t been fixed, while the village promised to levy fines against the property owner.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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In addition to labels, the U.S. has also levied a slew of sanctions on the country over the years.—
Mandy Taheri
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Once extracted, researchers began to compare the genetic material discovered to previous samples.—
Nick Butler,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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In November 2022, President Joe Biden issued a license to allow the oil company Chevron to evade sanctions in order to extract oil in Venezuela.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Flight restrictions imposed after flare-ups between Iran and Israel last year were short-lived, Sobie said.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
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One pitches with an imposing high leg kick, the other with a deceptive swivel.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Verb
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In the Trump era, many have speculated about whether or to what degree the United States will withdraw from its leading role in the world.—
KORI SCHAKE,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Hall, on the other hand, finished just six strokes behind the champion, despite nearly withdrawing 48 hours earlier.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Verb
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This approach penalizes employees whose peak contributions occurred months before the review cycle and rewards those who happened to excel just before evaluation time.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The bill, a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, would have barred and penalized the distribution or purchase of consumable hemp products that contain any cannabinoid other than CBD or CBG, which do not produce a high.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2025
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