as in levies
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 imposes
Yet the payoff on the other side is far less chilling due to a lack of emotional current, even as this film’s swan-song set piece imposes some nifty special effects and supernatural atmosphere.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
What Pennsylvania lawmakers can do Since price caps don’t apply to all types of inhalers and asthma medication, states can pass legislation that imposes such caps, instead of relying solely on industry compliance.
—Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Guns rights advocates — including politically powerful groups such as the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners of America — vowed to fight any proposal that imposes a blanket gun ban targeting a segment of the population.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
At that wavelength, optics imposes a hard requirement.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
For critics, the pattern has laid bare the limits of the 2012 STOCK Act, which requires trades to be reported within weeks but imposes penalties so light that they are often shrugged off.
—Nik Popli, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, too often today, the legal system mostly imposes an expensive surcharge on all aspects of life, and prevents normal community activities that are good, not only for physical health, but mental and emotional health too.
—Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Touzani’s goal was to portray a different kind of old age, one full of life and dignity and free from the limitations society often imposes.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
The law imposes an 80-hour monthly work requirement on childless adults receiving Medicaid, increases state cost-sharing obligations, and tightens eligibility rules.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
What Pennsylvania lawmakers can do Since price caps don’t apply to all types of inhalers and asthma medication, states can pass legislation that imposes such caps, instead of relying solely on industry compliance.
—Ana Santos Rutschman, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Guns rights advocates — including politically powerful groups such as the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners of America — vowed to fight any proposal that imposes a blanket gun ban targeting a segment of the population.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
At that wavelength, optics imposes a hard requirement.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
For critics, the pattern has laid bare the limits of the 2012 STOCK Act, which requires trades to be reported within weeks but imposes penalties so light that they are often shrugged off.
—Nik Popli, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, too often today, the legal system mostly imposes an expensive surcharge on all aspects of life, and prevents normal community activities that are good, not only for physical health, but mental and emotional health too.
—Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Touzani’s goal was to portray a different kind of old age, one full of life and dignity and free from the limitations society often imposes.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
The law imposes an 80-hour monthly work requirement on childless adults receiving Medicaid, increases state cost-sharing obligations, and tightens eligibility rules.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imposes
Verb
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Commerce City levies $16,501 in use tax on a typical home, while Arapahoe County charges $539.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
15 Sep. 2025
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However, this tax liability does not stop at the federal level, as Wisconsin also levies an income tax.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Spracklin's call puts him in the majority among analysts covering the stock.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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What really puts City Limits at the front of the pack, though, are the Saturday spareribs, which are cooked directly over a bed of hardwood coals and seasoned with nothing but salt.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Atop the instrument is a solar panel that fully charges in 4-5 hours of direct sunlight, according to the maker.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kalshi also charges 2% on all debt card deposits and a $2 flat fee to withdraw your winnings from your account.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The weighting for the Statista Smart Hospitals Maturity Survey (SSHMS), which assesses the implementation and usage of smart technologies in hospitals, increased from 15 to 20 percent of the total score.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The revision, a routine step in the compilation of government labor statistics, assesses monthly survey estimates alongside state unemployment data.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One game for the division (and the division’s one playoff spot)… And Seattle exacts revenge for 2019.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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All the other cord cutting exacts its pound of flesh!—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Imposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposes. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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