LEVIED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

levied

verb

past tense of levy

as in drafted

to pick especially for required military service unprepared for war, the government was forced to levy young citizens on a scale that was unprecedented in its history

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to establish or apply as a charge or penalty the baseball commissioner levied a fine against every player involved in the fracas

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Recent Examples of levied During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln levied the first taxes on luxury goods to help pay for the war, and those included beer. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 The chant has cost Mexico hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines levied by FIFA. — ABC News, 24 June 2026 The punishment levied could include multimillion-dollar fines, a loss of future draft picks or voiding Leonard’s contract with the team. — Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 There was no action taken and no fines were levied. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 The most serious charge in the indictment, witness intimidation, was levied against Hakim and Feyock. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 Notably, Hess said, the latest tranche of tariffs, levied under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, targets countries such as Bangladesh, China, India and Vietnam—all key manufacturing hubs where the bulk of the world’s textiles are produced. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 10 June 2026 Parents were rightly panicked, and fierce pressure was levied on the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026 Many others levied similar allegations. — Abigail R. Hall, Oc Register, 8 June 2026

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Before Stewart’s pair of bills went before the council, the Guard Alliance had initially drafted a similar moratorium and proposed it individually to City Council members.

— Ilana Arougheti July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
But for where he was drafted, the body of work was realistically all anyone should have expected, because Mitchell and Booker are the outliers in that draft slot.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

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In response, Britain imposed the punitive Coercive Acts (1774), closing Boston Harbour and stripping Massachusetts of self-governance.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 July 2026
Writing for the conservative majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the restrictions imposed a significant burden on political expression and argued that lifting them could strengthen the role of political parties in elections.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026

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Within six months of living in Houston with his uncle, Michael Strahan was recruited to play college football.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Novelo attended the San Francisco Art Institute and received his MFA from Stanford before Holberton recruited him to San Jose State.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

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Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Jason Melara, Taylor and Johnson not only with his murder, but also the killing of Mario Melara under the theory that his death was provoked by the armed robbery of Aguilar.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
On Thursday, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office charged Ramon with lewd and lascivious acts on a minor, police said.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 July 2026

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But if Meta is found in violation of the DSA, it could be fined as much as 6% of its global revenue — which could total more than $12 billion, based on last year’s earnings.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
In August, Denver fined GFI $140,000 for letting the building become a magnet for vandals, vagrants and urban explorers who trespass and post videos on TikTok.

— Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 9 July 2026

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