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
Private jet and business aviation operations have been halted at 12 airports as of early Monday morning, as the Federal Aviation Administration imposes new limits amid the ongoing government shutdown.
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Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Granted by Orange County Superior Court Judge Richard Oberholzer, the new injunction imposes strict rules on three properties, the Royal Roman Motel, the Royal Grand Inn and Marisco El Tapatio y Antojitos, all located within the same block of First Street east of Grand Avenue.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Montana does not ban texting and driving, and Missouri only imposes texting while driving rules on those who are under 21 years of age and commercial drivers.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The brief contends that regulating super PAC contributions imposes minimal constraints on free speech rights.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Additionally, the contract now imposes limits on how many times producers can schedule performers to work 13 or more consecutive performances without a day off.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
State law prohibits coal from contaminating the state’s waters and imposes a $25,000 civil fine for each penalty.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Set in the not-so-distant future, the eight-episode limited series begins in 2047 where a major ecological crisis has spawned FedSur, a coalition of South American countries that imposes draconian measures to safeguard the environment and combat widespread hunger and violence.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Perplexity imposes limitations on file uploads for free users, but its documentation doesn't specify exactly what those are.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Granted by Orange County Superior Court Judge Richard Oberholzer, the new injunction imposes strict rules on three properties, the Royal Roman Motel, the Royal Grand Inn and Marisco El Tapatio y Antojitos, all located within the same block of First Street east of Grand Avenue.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Montana does not ban texting and driving, and Missouri only imposes texting while driving rules on those who are under 21 years of age and commercial drivers.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The brief contends that regulating super PAC contributions imposes minimal constraints on free speech rights.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Additionally, the contract now imposes limits on how many times producers can schedule performers to work 13 or more consecutive performances without a day off.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
State law prohibits coal from contaminating the state’s waters and imposes a $25,000 civil fine for each penalty.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Set in the not-so-distant future, the eight-episode limited series begins in 2047 where a major ecological crisis has spawned FedSur, a coalition of South American countries that imposes draconian measures to safeguard the environment and combat widespread hunger and violence.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Perplexity imposes limitations on file uploads for free users, but its documentation doesn't specify exactly what those are.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imposes
Verb
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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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Unlike the blanket levies the US imposed on much of the world in April, the steel and aluminum tariffs are not the target of litigation making its way to the Supreme Court.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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This kind of price tag puts Tucker in reach of teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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One alternate ending in particular puts the phenomenon in a different light.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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World’s biggest electric ship charges up The world’s largest battery-electric ship is charging up.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The indictment charges that, in total, Clase caused his co-conspirator bettors to win at least $400,000 in fraudulent bets.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Cunning and a team of 46 other researchers published a grim study in the journal Science on Thursday that assesses the damage caused by a historic 2023 marine heat wave in Florida.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Morton assesses this political and royal insider’s tactics and actions through often turbulent times in the book — and believes his bond with the Windsors was closer than anyone's.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, mythmaking exacts costs on our understanding of the past.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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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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“Imposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposes. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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