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
Senate Bill 1296 imposes strict member voting rules to weaken those unions, threatening the bargaining rights for many workers at a time when Florida is increasingly unaffordable.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
More importantly, the law imposes a hard ceiling of 150 days.
—Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Newport Beach has a new e-bike ordinance that imposes fines or possible impounding of e-bikes if the rules aren't followed.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2026
Their new work centers on young people leaving their home turf for the first time and coming face to face with a social space that, while promising opportunities, also imposes invisible barriers.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Because gout, too, imposes constraint and requires accommodation.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson said Tuesday that Missouri’s self-defense law imposes a burden of proof that is too high for her office to secure a murder conviction against one of the shooters in the 2024 Chiefs Super Bowl rally that left one dead and dozens of others wounded.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Its across-the-board native cloud infrastructure and NVMe storage give it an edge over many conventional hosting providers, although HostArmada imposes stricter limits on storage, database sizes, and monthly data transfers as a trade-off.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
No country in the world imposes a pure graduate tax, though many use income-contingent loans.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
More importantly, the law imposes a hard ceiling of 150 days.
—Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Newport Beach has a new e-bike ordinance that imposes fines or possible impounding of e-bikes if the rules aren't followed.
—Michele Gile, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2026
Their new work centers on young people leaving their home turf for the first time and coming face to face with a social space that, while promising opportunities, also imposes invisible barriers.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Because gout, too, imposes constraint and requires accommodation.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson said Tuesday that Missouri’s self-defense law imposes a burden of proof that is too high for her office to secure a murder conviction against one of the shooters in the 2024 Chiefs Super Bowl rally that left one dead and dozens of others wounded.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Its across-the-board native cloud infrastructure and NVMe storage give it an edge over many conventional hosting providers, although HostArmada imposes stricter limits on storage, database sizes, and monthly data transfers as a trade-off.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
No country in the world imposes a pure graduate tax, though many use income-contingent loans.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imposes
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Islamabad frequently levies the allegation at its western neighbor as militant violence has surged in Pakistan, accusing Afghanistan of supporting the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, and outlawed Baloch separatist groups.—
Munir Ahmed,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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For example, many hotels in the city belong to the Convention Center Facility District, which levies an additional 4% room tax to fund the rehabilitation and expansion of the convention center.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Watchdog Fintrac fines crypto exchange Cryptomus some $126 million for failing to flag potentially criminal transactions.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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That ratio puts the live-action series early in its journey through the source material.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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The light-catching final result puts an frosty twist on the glazed donut nail trend.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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New Jersey charges an amount based on income and family size and is capped at the statewide average annual premium for bronze health plans in New Jersey.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Only Oregon charges fees more often, at 28% of the time.—
David Cuillier,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the clip below, a former Wagner mercenary assesses his work for the private army.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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The discovery of the device prompted some evacuations of buildings in the area while the Bomb Squad assesses and removes the device.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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Shrinking lake ice exacts its price Depending on how much greenhouse gases warm the planet in the coming years, the average lake could lose up to 10 to 28 days of ice cover by the end of the century, says Sapna Sharma, a global change biologist at York University in Canada.—
Berly McCoy,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2026
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Colonialization exacts a heavy toll.—
Taylor Crumpton,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Imposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposes. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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