EXCISING Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

excising

verb

present participle of excise

as in taxing

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More negotiation between all three taxing bodies should’ve happened long before final approval for the Octapharma deal, Litten said.

— John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
And taxing without any connection to growth sends the message to businesses, entrepreneurs and employers large and small to look somewhere else to invest.

— Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of taxing

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Once in the proper gear, Adams recommends removing the top two inches of topsoil from gardens, where the highest concentration of contaminants will settle after a fire.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
At one point, he was seen removing his shirt to wipe tears from his eyes.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

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In May, Darwin filed a preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking the state from imposing the new rules.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Russia — along with Iran and North Korea — are the primary targets of the federal law imposing financial sanctions.

— Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 8 July 2026

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The work focuses on FLiBe, a molten salt made of fluorine, lithium, and beryllium that is considered one of the leading materials for producing and extracting tritium inside future fusion reactors.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
The government is also extracting data from devices that law enforcement recently seized, Winik added.

— Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 2 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

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Other investors are assessing Big Tech’s plans for spending on AI infrastructure and how that could impact chipmakers’ revenues.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
So rather than rely solely on a college admissions test, the state has proposed assessing every student for both college and career readiness.

— Tim Knowles, Fortune, 8 July 2026

Definition of assessing

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Haaland’s winning goal came after another bout of yanking and pulling; the striker tried to free himself by slapping the defender’s arm away, eventually just carrying on regardless.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Now, with the federal and state government yanking back plenty of that funding and directly barring the city from enacting some of its more aggressive climate plans, Higgins is left with a narrow road to tread toward progress.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of yanking

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