overtax

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Recent Examples of overtax Further, majorities said poor and middle-class Americans are overtaxed, while the rich are undertaxed. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025 In the meantime, the multiplicity of Eurasian problems overtaxes American resources and creates an atmosphere of pervasive, proliferating disarray. Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025 These workouts are perfect for women seeking to stay active without overtaxing their bodies. Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 21 Jan. 2025 Business owners increasingly face a patchwork of expensive coverage and overtaxed government programs struggling to fill some of the gaps, leaving many policyholders holding the bag in the end. J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overtax
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtax
Verb
  • Their No 10s play close to Mateta and help to overload the defence — which is why Munoz and Mitchell can end up as the spare player at the back post — but rarely make incisive runs in the half-space to create cutbacks, in the move which Manchester City used so well to break down low blocks.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In a recent Instagram post, the singer hiked in a pair of acid-wash purple jeans and a matching bra top and a chain belt overloaded with charms.
    Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Frail, undernourished, lacking sufficient clothing, and shoeless, Kammo is overburdened by chores and in constant fear of chastisement.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Educators are already overburdened and under-resourced, Juchems said.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This week, the Supreme Court itself sounded skeptical that the IEEPA emergency statute lets a president unilaterally tax the world.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Federal land isn’t taxable, and the government holds most reservation land in trust for Native tribes, so it can’t be taxed, either.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Damage to the blood-brain barrier leads to inflammation within the brain and hampers the clearance of waste products like beta-amyloid protein (seen in Alzheimer's disease).
    Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
  • All of these issues combined have left Target with a workforce that has grown faster than sales and a complex corporate structure that has hampered decision-making and created needless red tape.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annie Palmer,Frank Holland, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025

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“Overtax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtax. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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