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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
Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Superfund excise taxes have financed hazardous waste cleanup.
—Nicolas S. Rohatyn, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
The Reuters report follows Universal Music’s proposal in December to excise Downtown’s royalty and rights-management division, Curve, from its acquisition.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The funds lost in sales and excise taxes will impact state and local coffers.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Superfund excise taxes have financed hazardous waste cleanup.
—Nicolas S. Rohatyn, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
The Olympic organizers have gone to great and sometimes absurd pains to excise political messaging from the Games.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
The Reuters report follows Universal Music’s proposal in December to excise Downtown’s royalty and rights-management division, Curve, from its acquisition.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excise
Noun
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Trump has effectively imposed a fuel blockade on the island by threatening tariffs on countries supplying it with fuel, igniting seemingly endless power outages and delivering new blows to the island's already ailing economy.—
Phil Stewart,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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When the tomatoes arrived, they were slapped with a 17% tariff.—
Matt Sedensky,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Social media companies would be taxed on a progressive scale starting with platforms with 100,000 to 499,999 users paying 10 cents per month for each user all the way up to platforms with at least 1 million users paying a $165,000 fee plus 50 cents for each user each month.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Khanna, a prominent Democrat from California, has underscored Platner’s rhetoric about taxing the rich and lifting up working-class Mainers.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Escalante Sandoval then approached the parked van, removed a key concealed in the gas cap and backed it up, allowing a group of people to move three deep freezers from the van into the bed of the truck and load them with packages.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Nothing has been touched since the artist’s death in 2009 except for dust removed by a neighbor and caretaker.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Ever since the Strip came to dominate Las Vegas, hotels there have levied a one-two-three punch of booze, gaming and logistics to keep their guests in one place.—
Winston Ross,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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European nations levy a range of VAT rates, which can also vary by product.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
Verb
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The two candidates agreed on a number of things, including opposition to a federal ban on hydraulic fracturing to extract oil, support for a ban on oil and gas leases on federal land and support for a boost in the federal minimum wage.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Investigators are also reportedly working to extract data from devices aboard the vessel – including an infrared camera – that may contain additional clues surrounding Lynette Hooker’s disappearance.—
Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes , Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Millions of people without proper documentation came in, imposing severe hardships on border communities, straining city budgets, and overwhelming public services.—
Andrew Tisch,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The California Environmental Quality Act requires agencies to complete a report on the additional carbon dioxide emitted from more drivers on the road before imposing the return-to-office order, the union said.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Hulst and Toomey decided to withdraw from the mile at the State meet.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Generally, the pre-tax money that’s deposited in traditional IRAs cannot be withdrawn before age 59½ without paying a 10% early-withdrawal tax penalty, unless an exception is met.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Women in rap are often unjustly penalized for their artistic choices, putting them in an impossible quandary.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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Participants are rewarded for being right and penalized for being wrong.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Excise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excise. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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