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 spat over tariffs isn’t really about taxing $20 billion of Canadian imports.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The duo’s bond was irrevocably broken during Thomas’s formative years in large part due to Alfred’s deeply unstable and emotionally taxing profession.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of taxing
Verb
  • Niforatos said removing the products from the market is the best course of action.
    — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Tate said the best way to keep snakes out of your car is by removing what’s drawing the animals in.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of removing
Verb
  • Jon Bishop of Playfly Sports, an MMR company that looks to find deals for players and schools, sees the bill not so much imposing a cap on spending, but creating a new, and welcome lane for that organic NIL.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Ohio State commit Jordan Donahoo is an imposing receiver at 6-4, and the addition of Boone transfer Garrison Woods (5-10) should give the Lions a nice combination, and Carmari Solomon is a do-it-all athlete.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of imposing
Verb
  • And like any foundational infrastructure, extracting true, durable productivity contributions demands significant capital expenditure, painstaking organizational restructuring and time.
    — Ivan Illan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the collaboration can continue extracting information from its remaining data.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of extracting
Verb
  • 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
  • Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, aims to hurt Russia’s war effort in Ukraine by penalizing purchasers of Russian oil and Russian leaders.
    — Irit Skulnik, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of penalizing
Verb
  • The road map involves Hamas gradually giving up its weapons while Israeli forces halt attacks and begin withdrawing from Gaza.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Dozens of additional settlers arrived, moving boulders into the road and throwing rocks at the security forces, who were seen firing sound grenades and spraying settlers with pepper spray before withdrawing.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • For homebuyers, assessing HVAC filtration and inquiring about past smoke exposure and remediation are vital.
    — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Residents and emergency crews across Hawaii were assessing damage and clearing debris on Monday as Tropical Storm Lala moved away from the islands after leaving widespread power outages and flooding in its wake.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of assessing
Verb
  • The episode feinted toward genuine rapprochement before yanking the rug out, leaving the Gang pelted with an industrial-grade indoor blizzard and then happily chucking rocks at passing trains, as was Mac and Charlie’s childhood tradition.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of yanking
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