excising

verb

present participle of excise
1
as in taxing

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words
2
as in removing

Related Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for excising
  1. taxing
  2. removing
  3. imposing
  4. extracting
  5. penalizing
  6. withdrawing
  7. assessing
  8. yanking
Verb
  • The idea of taxing the rich has drawn polarizing reactions from the world’s wealthiest.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • This applies to maintaining high standards in training, which are so taxing that new signings can struggle initially and is perhaps why, until this summer, Villa have maintained such a similar nucleus to their squad.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of taxing
Verb
  • Leaders add value by asking better questions, widening perspectives, connecting people, allocating resources and removing the obstacles that slow great work.
    — Brent McHugh, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The state added women to the workforce without removing men from their role as sole providers.
    — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of removing
Verb
  • Page, an imposing figure in his double-breasted suit, can add a seductive lilt to his booming bass or an icy edge that provides a peek into his embittered soul.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • Many of Jones’ policy goals, like imposing congressional term limits, are ambitious proposals that would require sweeping majorities to pass, which Jones anticipates debating.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of imposing
Verb
  • They’ve been seen, for example, corralling schools of rays, creating waves to push penguins from ice blocks and extracting the livers of white sharks.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
  • Previously, extracting valuable data from customer conversations was cumbersome.
    — Anna Convery, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of extracting
Verb
  • The frustration elevates when the employer has no access to a transparent basis of penalizing financial burden.
    — Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The government keeps bank interest rates low to support corporate borrowers, penalizing depositors.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of penalizing
Verb
  • Tincon last spring said the concerns were unfounded and described itself as a responsible corporate neighbor, but ended up withdrawing its application before a vote.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • Pavlensky argues that his work is being used against him, while French authorities are assessing whether his criminal convictions justify withdrawing his asylum status.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • That is the primary standard for assessing AI for small businesses.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The bill would also increase penalties for members who fail to properly disclose sales of stock, assessing fines of $2,000 or 10% of the value of the transaction, whichever is greater.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Definition of assessing
Verb
  • The tentacular Scylla is seen briefly but makes an impact, yanking sailors off Odysseus’s ship in a series of loud jump scares.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of yanking
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

excises
excising
excitabilities
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Excising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excising. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on excising

Nglish: Translation of excising for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 24

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?
See More

Popular

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
chain-question-mark
Missing Link Quiz July 2026 Five seconds to figure out the word that fits bot...
See All