levied

past tense of levy
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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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Recent Examples of levied Trump’s new import bans on some Canadian goods are set to begin next week, a response to retaliatory tariffs Canada levied earlier this month. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 The tax levied by this act is still considered one of the indirect economic reasons for the American Revolution. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 An early withdrawal penalty on CDs should always be avoided, but one levied against a $50,000 5-year CD, in particular, could be especially costly. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 Three Kansas City, Kansas, school board members have filed and received protective orders against a school district teacher following a string of negative social media comments levied against them. — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 While Detroit currently has enough financial wiggle room to not worry about exceeding the luxury tax, there is the NBA repeater tax levied to teams that go over the luxury tax in at least three out of four seasons. — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Zolciak previously denied the allegations levied against her son in a statement provided to Fox News Digital. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Fines of up to $50,000 could be levied against companies for every violation related to a minor. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026 This would be the first time that any state in the United States has levied a tax on unrealized assets like ownership in a business, securities, collectibles, and art. — Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for levied
Verb
  • According to Artforum, its editors had not commissioned or drafted the letter, which also appeared in e-flux.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • While Mitchell has been a part of offseason players-only retreats before as a member of the Toronto Raptors, this marked the first time Adebayo has been a part of a team to host a players-only offseason camp since he was drafted by the Heat in 2017.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The measure would have barred Switzerland from joining punitive measures against other countries unless they were imposed by the United Nations.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Shortly after midnight on Thursday, Kelly imposed a fourteen-day suspension of the ban.
    — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • According to the plea agreement, Saavedra recruited around 20 to 25 Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, as well as at least one former sheriff’s deputy and a sibling of a sheriff’s deputy, to work the shifts.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Most of the workers involved were from India, where they were recruited.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Joshua Kerry, 28, was charged with preparation of acts of terrorism between May 2024 and July 2026, including against Nigel Farage, the leader of the populist Reform UK party, according to British police and prosecutors.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Justice Department wanted to preserve the possibility of bringing the case again, but In his ruling Thursday, Judge Todd Edelman dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning Hearn cannot be charged again over the same allegations.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • The Storm was forced to acknowledge the incident and apologized, before the WNBA later fined Keaton and suspended her from Seattle’s next five home games.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Delane, who was taken by the Chiefs in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft out of LSU, was fined $12,537 for unnecessary roughness on a low block.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Levied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levied. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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