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
  • The 1983 Social Security reforms included changes to benefits, such as gradually raising the retirement age from 65 to 67, delaying the cost-of-living adjustment by six months and taxing Social Security benefits.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The property tax extension limitation law, or tax caps, limit increases in for nonhome-rule taxing districts such as municipalities and schools, Drucker said.
    — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of taxing
Verb
  • The platform offered another reason, however, for removing Polson's articles and blocking his accounts from further submissions.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • With the Democrats’ takeover of Congress, time has run out on eliminating the Department of Education—not that this was possible without removing the Senate filibuster—or making any other significant legislative changes.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of removing
Verb
  • Data centers offer a uniquely advantageous revenue stream that dramatically increases the resources available to provide programs and services while not imposing a drain on resources for schools, roads or other services.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026
  • What’s next Some want to see state lawmakers take up parts of Proposition 45, including imposing timelines for review and litigation related to CEQA.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of imposing
Verb
  • Trump ordered his government to invade Venezuela, imprison its President, elevate a more compliant one, and start extracting that nation’s oil and gold.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The challenge is economically extracting its nearly invisible ions from brine.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of extracting
Verb
  • That could come in the form of a salary floor, penalizing clubs who spend less than $150 million, or even raising the luxury tax threshold to $300 million in 2027, with an eye on getting to $360 million four years later.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Miami seized the win by playing a disciplined brand of football for the first time, not penalizing themselves in critical moments.
    — Omar Kelly October 25, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of penalizing
Verb
  • Declining or withdrawing these optional agreements does not prevent users from using core smart TV functionality.
    — John Higgins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Instead of withdrawing troops, the United States should offer confidence-building measures to North Korea—practices that reduce the risk of conflict breaking out because of misjudgment.
    — Stephen E. Biegun, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • This provides a unified approach to assessing the potential effects of genetic variants.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Pre-assessing how valuable your advice is or how well someone can handle the truth can make well-meaning feedback sound patronizing.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of assessing
Verb
  • Shortly after, the video shows the same officer yanking him to the ground, punching and kicking him.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Zabransky was the first person to reach Rabb in the end zone, yanking him into the air for a bear hug.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of yanking
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