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
Verb
  • Alcaraz, the defending US Open champion, was awkwardly caught on camera when he was seemingly overcome with nausea after the fourth set of the taxing match at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
  • So far, however, Canadian leaders have ruled out using some of that leverage by taxing or restricting critical exports.
    — Rob Gillies, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of taxing
Verb
  • Water filtration is an easy option for backpackers but is less effective at removing viruses.
    — Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The real frontier is removing the human latency between seeing a problem and solving it, and that’s exactly what agentic AI can help make possible.
    — Devendra Rajput, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of removing
Verb
  • Due to his military background and imposing stature, he was eventually hired as a celebrity bodyguard, protecting big names like Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, and Steve McQueen.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Her Sandra is a study in contradictions — imposing and fragile, brilliant and naive, independent and isolated.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of imposing
Verb
  • Fibr produced the dataset by extracting composition information published on retailers’ product pages.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That company has a method for extracting lithium from salt water brine, skipping a common refining process typically needed to get the material from hard rock.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of extracting
Verb
  • New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have introduced or passed legislation penalizing the practice and requiring employers to disclose hiring timelines or remove filled postings, while Texas has opened its own investigation into a major job board.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
  • According to attorneys representing the players, the injunction allows the plaintiffs to compete during the upcoming season and prevents the NCAA from penalizing schools or coaches for putting them on their rosters.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of penalizing
Verb
  • Van Aert’s victory extends his lead over Brennan to 65 points in the uncompetitive green jersey contest, with his only realistic rival, Lidl-Trek’s Mads Pedersen, withdrawing from the race earlier this week.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The council eventually agreed in May to delay implementation of the minimum wage increase by 18 months in exchange for the business coalition withdrawing the gross receipts measure.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • In response to the latest move by the White House, Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Canada is assessing the measures.
    — Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Concerns about the winter With Southern California still assessing the significant coastal damage from big waves and high tides in recent days, forecasters warned that more erosion was expected.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of assessing
Verb
  • Once the drop trap — a simple wire cage triggered by yanking on a cord — is set up with an enticing mix of sardines and shards of roast chicken on a cardboard tray inside, everyone moves out of sight behind massive logs a few yards away.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Sandra Ogbebor hunches over her softly humming refrigerator and scours through bottles before finally yanking out an orange juice.
    — Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of yanking
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