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
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  • Yamamoto made 36 pitches and got only two outs in the inning, a taxing tally that included, two batters after Turang, a 12-pitch walk to Jake Bauers, which was a career high for both pitcher and hitter.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Even opponents of the tax concede the populist appeal of taxing billionaires.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of taxing
Verb
  • But automakers like Tesla, Volkswagen and Volvo have been removing AM radios from some newer models over the past few years, especially electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, since EV motors affect the sound.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Compatible Galaxy phones use Galaxy AI Photo Assist, which includes tools for moving, removing and adding objects in a photo.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of removing
Verb
  • The measure works largely by imposing deadlines on state agencies and courts to issue decisions quickly.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine has accused Elon Musk's SpaceX of imposing new restrictions on its military-grade Starlink internet service without warning, disrupting Ukrainian military operations.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of imposing
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  • The Falcon-Emirati model and related tools for speech recognition and extracting Arabic text from images and documents are relatively compact.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Over the past quarter century, foreign direct investment across sub-Saharan Africa has remained relatively flat—around two to three percent as a share of GDP—and most of it has gone to extracting oil, diamonds, and gold and other minerals.
    — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of extracting
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  • The committee said its investigation would continue as lawmakers consider legislation aimed at penalizing sanctuary jurisdictions and increasing cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The terms of the injunction as ordered by the judge prevent the NCAA from penalizing Council or any program that elects to add him to the roster, the judge wrote.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of penalizing
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  • Bass pushed for a bill in the state Legislature that would have reduced taxes on apartment buildings but ended up withdrawing it.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • San Antonio police have advised bank customers to stay alert when withdrawing cash and watch for anyone who may be following them.
    — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • The taxpayers’ attorney, Abraham Wagner, cited four cases to support his argument that an IRS notice assessing additional taxes was invalid.
    — Kaitlin Newkirk, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
  • France was coordinating with European counterparts because other countries could also be affected, the person said, adding that authorities were assessing whether other French companies were at risk.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of assessing
Verb
  • 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
  • There’s also an ending that revels in a form of catharsis — for the audience watching the play, not the movie — before yanking that, too, away.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of yanking
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