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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
  • Manually controlling a large number of such probes would be a taxing and expensive enterprise, which explains why the startup developed Solo.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Flat tax debate Still, threats to leave are the predictable response whenever a state floats taxing the wealthy.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of taxing
Verb
  • However, the debate in Europe is not about completely removing the EU AI Act.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • In recent weeks, SOUTHCOM has also released several videos showing military personnel intercepting and boarding vessels allegedly involved in narco-trafficking before removing their crews and sinking the boats.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of removing
Verb
  • Massive, black, and imposing, Mountains and Clouds is Calder’s final work and the only one of his pieces to combine a separate mobile and stabile.
    — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Boise and Garden City adopted regulations this summer distinguishing e-motorcycles from e-bikes and imposing additional requirements for their use on city streets.
    — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of imposing
Verb
  • IvyCraft interprets document layouts, page structures, and images instead of extracting text alone.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The exotic premise is developed with relentless seriousness, even severity, extracting deep pathos from the characters’ eerie reckonings.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 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
  • Instead, income taxes are added when withdrawing investments from those accounts.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Play through the bonus as required before withdrawing any winnings.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • Related Articles The move comes after Christie’s spent years assessing the appetite for the category, most recently with the blockbuster sale of the collection of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The global environmental nonprofit Canopy released their 2026 Hot Button Report, assessing the sustainability of the largest global MMCF producers.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of assessing
Verb
  • Sanders made field goals of 33, 51 and 52 yards, rebounding after yanking a 54-yard attempt short and left.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of yanking
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“Excising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excising. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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