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
This means that wealth-accumulating developers seeking to erect skyscrapers with expensive luxury apartments that feature the city’s most glorious vistas are the ones hardest hit by the regulatory restrictions that landmark designation typically imposes.
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Michael S. Hiller, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
That lawsuit is set to continue while the state also imposes its new regulatory limits.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Another economic risk for Japan is its trade tension with China, which could deal a blow to its export-reliant economy if Beijing imposes curbs on vital rare earths.
—Reuters, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
In comparison, the Netflix transaction imposes none of these costs on WBD.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Almost every state imposes sales tax, except for Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon, which instead allows cities to charge a local sales tax.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
The levy increases rates on hotel room and vacation rental stays but also imposes a new 11% tax on the gross fares paid by a cruise ship's passenger, prorated for the number of days the vessels are in Hawaii ports.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
The Padres, early on, implored the mayor and City Council to remove Petco Park from the tourism wage mandate, arguing that the team is already subject to the city’s living wage ordinance, which imposes a higher wage floor than the citywide minimum wage.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
The siblings live in a fascist America where overpopulation has necessitated the creation of a Child Allocation Bureau (run by Glenn Close), which imposes a single-child policy on all families.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Michael S. Hiller, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
That lawsuit is set to continue while the state also imposes its new regulatory limits.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Another economic risk for Japan is its trade tension with China, which could deal a blow to its export-reliant economy if Beijing imposes curbs on vital rare earths.
—Reuters, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
In comparison, the Netflix transaction imposes none of these costs on WBD.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026
Almost every state imposes sales tax, except for Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon, which instead allows cities to charge a local sales tax.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
The levy increases rates on hotel room and vacation rental stays but also imposes a new 11% tax on the gross fares paid by a cruise ship's passenger, prorated for the number of days the vessels are in Hawaii ports.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
The Padres, early on, implored the mayor and City Council to remove Petco Park from the tourism wage mandate, arguing that the team is already subject to the city’s living wage ordinance, which imposes a higher wage floor than the citywide minimum wage.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
The siblings live in a fascist America where overpopulation has necessitated the creation of a Child Allocation Bureau (run by Glenn Close), which imposes a single-child policy on all families.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imposes
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Idaho already levies an additional $140 annual fee for electric vehicle owners and in 2021, lawmakers unsuccessfully attempted to double these fees.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Dec. 2025
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Casting blame on Tylenol for autism wrongly positions the condition as a problem—and levies unfair guilt on moms.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Sep. 2025
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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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The driver then puts vehicle in drive, dragging officer about 100 yards with his arm inside the car.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tonga has missed the past three games, which puts his availability for Sunday’s Wild Card showdown with the Chargers in significant doubt.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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Information about what charges the three suspects are suspected of was not immediately available.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
14 Jan. 2026
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In November, a new policy went into effect that charges international visitors an additional $100 per person to enter the 11 most popular national parks.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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Then, in December, the full-scale review of the Duke of Sussex’s security by the official body that assesses how royals and VIPs are guarded commenced.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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This will be the first time a crew assesses the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for human use.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 Dec. 2025
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Despite the toll Bug exacts, however, Coon is in exceptionally good humor—if with the blinking optimism of a new year in an unstable reality.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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Other parts are compressed by what's essentially a really big squishing machine, far taller than a person, that exacts a precise amount of pressure on a tiny metal sensor.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Imposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposes. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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