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excised

verb

past tense of excise
1
as in imposed

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2
as in removed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excised
  1. imposed
  2. removed
  3. assessed
  4. extracted
  5. taxed
  6. withdrew
  7. penalized
  8. yanked
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Nike's stock price has plummeted nearly 80% from its 2021 peak, and the company is set to be removed from the S&P 100 Index before the market opens next Monday.
    — , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In the late 1990s, there were calls for the citizenship of Yigal Amir, who assassinated former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, to be removed.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of removed
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Sub-agents then went through code repositories and extracted credentials like passwords and tokens that developers had left, written directly into the company’s software.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Egg freezing is a process in which unfertilized egg cells are extracted, frozen and stored to preserve fertility, which has become more popular among women who want to have children later in life.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of extracted
Verb
  • Revocable trusts avoid probate but are part of your estate and taxed accordingly.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Both approaches can leave parents feeling even more taxed and out of control.
    — Juli Fraga, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of taxed
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • However, that’s up to the discretion of the officials, and when Rothenberg asked the USTA if Serena and Venus would face a fee, the association said they will not be penalized for Friday’s media absence.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of penalized
Verb
  • 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
Definition of yanked
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“Excised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excised. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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