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levy

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verb

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as in to draft
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 levy
Noun
The interesting thing with that plan is that the funds won’t come from the state budget, but rather from a levy on theatrical admissions that the CNC collects from exhibitors and saves up for them. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025 Suddenly, the levy’s broken and everyone can rush. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
In response to the fan behavior, the Big 12 levied a $50,000 fine on the Colorado program. Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 So far, the league’s response has been not to fix the issue but, instead, to levy fines against players and coaches who criticize refs. Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for levy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for levy
Noun
  • The full and final details of what would be a very complex operation for tax and legal reasons are still being worked out, sources said.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36‐4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Not only was the San Francisco 49ers running back raised by three-time Super Bowl champion Ed McCaffrey, but his brother, Luke, is the latest member of the family to go pro after getting drafted to the Washington Commanders in 2024.
    Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The Jets drafted Mangold in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft out of Ohio State.
    Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Comey received a slight boost in his case to plead his innocence earlier this week when a judge rejected federal prosecutors’ effort to impose broad restrictions on the evidence Comey can access ahead of trial.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The latest food shortage in Gaza began in March, when Israel ended a ceasefire and imposed a blockade on all aid that lasted eleven weeks.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The companies that are surviving can scale from 50 to 300 people on a case-by-case basis, recruiting per project rather than permanently.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The researchers set out to explore how this affects female runners by recruiting from running stores in Vancouver, Canada, 21 women across a range of ages, running experience,and training intensity.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Blaylock was charged with felony injury to a child with serious bodily injury, court records show.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Both controllers charge when docked on the console, so there’s no battery swapping or extra charging cables to hide.
    Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Levy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levy. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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