excising

verb

present participle of excise
1
as in taxing

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2
as in removing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excising
  1. taxing
  2. removing
  3. imposing
  4. extracting
  5. penalizing
  6. withdrawing
  7. assessing
  8. yanking
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  • Taxing that sequence requires either taxing the purchase of a digital asset, which Congress has shown no appetite for, or following the token across the border, which no tax administration on earth currently does.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Missouri is asking voters whether to gradually eliminate its income tax and shift more toward taxing consumption.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of taxing
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  • The damage uncovered Contractors discovered the extent of the deterioration in January after removing tile and black mastic from Aviator’s kitchen floor.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • The second, the critic, checks whether the scene looks realistic and suggests improvements, such as removing objects that do not belong in a particular room.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Definition of removing
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  • Located in the Dartmoor foothills, some 20 minutes from the bohemian market town of Totnes, it’s reached along a series of narrow farm tracks, past a set of imposing stone gates overrun by wildflowers and accompanied by a classic keeper’s cottage.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • Van Hoytema fills the giant frame with imposing images shot in evocative international locations, grand and powerful in scale.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of imposing
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  • Scientists are cracking the code for extracting useful molecules from substances designed to harm.
    — Steve Midway, STAT, 16 July 2026
  • Lionel Scaloni found a way to both protect a player who is physically years beyond his prime while also extracting the maximum influence from him.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of extracting
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  • The divergence shows investors are rewarding those making the key parts of the AI buildout, especially chips, and penalizing those paying for it.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • Cell phones in work zones Senate Bill 366 cracks down on distracted driving by penalizing motorists who use cell phones in construction and school zones.
    — Matthew Kelly July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of penalizing
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  • Serena Williams is withdrawing from Wimbledon doubles competition after injuring her knee at the tournament earlier this week.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 July 2026
  • In an interview with The Sacramento Bee Wednesday, the labor leader behind Proposition 40 accused Newsom of failing to propose any alternative ahead of the June 25 deadline for withdrawing ballot measures.
    — Ben Paviour July 2, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • On his university webpage, Carpenter wrote that his research in marine conservation biology centered on assessing the extinction risks to fish species and plants.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Eike Schmidt, a former director of the Uffizi Galleries, is reportedly among those who have complained to UNESCO, which is now assessing whether the development is compatible with Florence’s World Heritage status.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of assessing
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  • Pinned beneath her rotting legs in his recliner chair, Loftis narrowly escapes by yanking its lever, catapulting the hag over his head.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • Video also showed the man climbing onto the roof of the car and yanking pieces of the LiDAR sensor that sits on the roof of Waymo cars and helps the vehicles map and navigate.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of yanking
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