EXCISED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

excised

verb

past tense of excise

as in imposed

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as in removed

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The cutthroat nature, imposed mostly by Jerry, at the audition dissipates; everyone, except Jerry, is being genuinely welcoming and encouraging of Mona stepping in.

— Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
Trump imposed import taxes of up to 50% on a range of Canadian products.

— Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of imposed

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The composition of nuclear fuel may need to be assessed before operations can move to the next step.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Responders made contact with the man, assessed his condition and took him to emergency medical services personnel at the Bangor Boat Ramp, according to the post.

— Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of assessed

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Days before the hawker crackdown, Ruto ordered India’s Tata Chemicals to leave Kenya, arguing that the company had extracted value from the country without creating enough local investment or jobs.

— Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Sea salt, meanwhile, refers to salt extracted from ocean water or lakes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of extracted

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One candidate for the job, Tigers general manager Jeff Greenberg, publicly withdrew from consideration last week.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Ingebrigtsen won the 5,000 on opening night but withdrew from the shorter race, saying his fitness wasn't good enough for two races so close together in the wake of Achilles surgery earlier this year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of withdrew

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During a second-round match between two of tennis’ most combustible personalities, Ilie Nastase and John McEnroe, chair umpire Frank Hammond penalized and eventually defaulted Nastase for his behavior.

— Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The league has penalized the Clippers and individuals involved in the alleged misconduct in one of the most punishing moves the league has enacted in its history.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of penalized

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Hours later, as the couple sat in a car outside a west Fort Worth bowling alley, an unknown man yanked open the passenger door.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026
In one clip, a pair of people sit in a small box attached to a wire as they're yanked onto a platform across a river in Nuwakot, Nepal.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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