1
as in drafting
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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2
as in imposing
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 levying
Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Officials have invested time and money into setting up legal cannabis programs; by levying taxes on legal marijuana sales, states have turned recreational cannabis into a windfall.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Important for the Jaguars is that at least 11 games every year are played in jurisdictions with no or low-income tax levying states.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
Following an outpouring of anger by passengers on social media, lawmakers in Canada and the United States criticized airlines last year, including Air Canada, for levying additional fees on luggage and seat assignments in certain economy classes.
—Reuters, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Officials have invested time and money into setting up legal cannabis programs; by levying taxes on legal marijuana sales, states have turned recreational cannabis into a windfall.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Important for the Jaguars is that at least 11 games every year are played in jurisdictions with no or low-income tax levying states.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for levying
Verb
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Although drafting Tetairoa McMillan finally gives Young a great receiver threat, the unit overall can only be described as lackluster.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Educators also used the AI chatbot to complete administrative tasks, including budget plans, drafting letters of recommendation and creating meeting agendas.—
Lee V. Gaines,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, for years, state legislatures have been passing laws that seek to reshape academic labor on the front end, by gutting funding for hires and imposing new criteria for appointment and retention.—
Time,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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In joint second place is City’s imposing 15 victories and one defeat in 16 Premier League matches against Bournemouth.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Press freedom groups rank China as the world's top jailer of journalists, with 112 journalists and media workers currently behind bars, alongside another eight in Hong Kong in the wake of Beijing's imposition of a national security law there in 2020.—
Ashish Valentine,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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Such a broad imposition of tariffs would have been a fiercer move than any Joe Biden contemplated.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The streaming giant is actively recruiting a generative AI product manager to join its Productivity Assistant team, offering a competitive salary range of $240,000 to $700,000 per year for a fully remote position.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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That was part of the rationale behind recruiting Paul Mitchell as sporting director in July 2024, given his background of running clubs who regularly compete in Europe.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Factors like geography and charging accessibility are important here, analysts said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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For apartment residents or those without garages, the lack of charging options makes EV adoption impractical.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to figures from a housing assessment released this April, the median house value in Fayetteville has grown 275% in the last two decades, and the median gross rent has increased 78%.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Yet once someone had suggested the inherent instability in a relationship between writers, there seemed to be no way to defuse the assessment.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yet leadership just issues fines and looks the other way.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Judge Arun Subrahmanian also issued a fine of $500,000 on Combs - the maximum possible for his crime.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stryker also faces a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 and Sonneman is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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At home, Augusta was in charge.—
JR Radcliffe,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Levying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levying. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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