EXCISED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

excised

verb

past tense of excise

as in imposed

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This was the time when India imposed steep customs duties and limits on consumer-goods imports.

— Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Russia is believed to be using a fleet of hundreds of ships to evade international sanctions imposed after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of imposed

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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

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One of the main limitations is that exposure was assessed using a single urine sample.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
The Ancil Hoffman Golf Course and Effie Yeaw Nature Center were initially closed while crews assessed the damage and checked for live electrical wires that could pose a safety hazard.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of assessed

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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

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Short-term capital gains are taxed at the same rate as ordinary income, which can be as high as 37%.

— Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
In the decades since, lawmakers have carved out multiple loopholes, so a dollar earned from owning a business is routinely taxed much less than a dollar earned in wages.

— Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of taxed

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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

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

Brewers starter Dustin May gave up three runs and six hits before being yanked with one out in the third.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
In recent conversations with The Athletic, two coaches with deep affection for their alma mater described having the Camp Randall rug yanked from underneath them.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

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