as in to levy
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
that state now imposes a fine for text messaging while driving
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Recent Examples of impose
Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and autos earlier this year, prompting Ottawa to respond in kind.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
What To Know The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Petro, his wife, Verónica Alcocer, his son, Nicolás Petro, and Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Chairman Atkins noted that the processes should ensure that the SEC seeks to impose penalties and other relief that are appropriately tailored to the misconduct at issue, within statutory limitations, and without adding further to shareholder injury.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
However, Beijing has imposed export controls on the advanced lithium batteries.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
What To Know The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Petro, his wife, Verónica Alcocer, his son, Nicolás Petro, and Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Chairman Atkins noted that the processes should ensure that the SEC seeks to impose penalties and other relief that are appropriately tailored to the misconduct at issue, within statutory limitations, and without adding further to shareholder injury.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
However, Beijing has imposed export controls on the advanced lithium batteries.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impose
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Trump levied his greatest assault against the international economic order, announcing the most expansive set of tariffs in American history on both autocratic adversaries and America’s closest democratic allies in April 2025 (Russia was strikingly excluded).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Mamdani’s political success is largely credited to a media-savvy campaign that centered affordability in one of the world’s most expensive cities, with Mamdani vowing to levy New York’s ultra-rich to pay for childcare, transportation, and even grocery stores.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sanders has since been charged with intentionally abandoning a child younger than 15 without intent to return, a third-degree felony charge in Texas, according to court documents.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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This Epicka Universal Travel Adapter is a T+L favorite overall pick due to its four different plug types that are compatible with over 200 sockets worldwide and its ability to charge up to six devices at once.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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They can also be fined for violating city rules prohibiting parking on a public street for more than 72 hours.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the last calendar year, Luvu has been fined three times for a hip-drop tackle, but he hasn't been penalized for any of the tackles.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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China has been building the world’s largest navy, launching high-tech warships at a frenetic pace under the leadership of Xi Jinping, putting pressure on the United States and its Pacific allies to keep pace.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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In addition to Hermitage Farm, Laura Lee Brown and Wilson, who also founded the 21c Museum Hotel chain, have put more than 2,400 acres of land in agriculture conservation easements in Oldham County.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Peskov replied that the Kremlin was assessing whether preparations for nuclear tests were necessary rather than actually beginning them, Tass reported.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Waymo has already mapped out portions of San Diego roads and highways and Nalavade said as early as next week, passersby may see a fleet of all-electric Zeekr RT minivans on area streets, further testing and assessing Waymo software.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Impose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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