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overtaxed

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verb

past tense of overtax

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtaxed
Adjective
  • The track marks littering his arms suggest a life devoted to a destructive heroin habit, but Amin’s sister is determined to nurse him back to health, even though this only puts more of a burden on the overworked single mother.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Political dysfunction has left overworked controllers using outdated equipment.
    Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Already, the department is overburdened, leaving the responsibility for handling many attacks by wolves and other predators to local law enforcement, said David Bess, a retired chief of CDFW’s enforcement division.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Under the plan, people pay more during peak times and less when the grid is not overburdened.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Households would receive a maximum credit of $5,000 per year until all funds are exhausted.
    Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • If there is a post-Games deficit the city is responsible for the first $270 million after the $270 million LA28 contingency fund is exhausted.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Nancy Alberts, who teaches at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie, said to look for someone who understands when the novice student has been overloaded with new terms and instructions.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Muscles taking on extra work fatigue faster and become chronically overloaded, while the muscles meant to do their job weaken further.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Cobweb guitar melodies trace the room, crossing paths with spare, weary string arrangements.
    Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The storm-weary central US will finally get a breather over the weekend because of a weather pattern change that will also usher in a temperature drop.
    Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Despite the name of the provision, tipped earnings may still be taxed in some capacity.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Any assertion that city single-family homeowners are being double taxed would be incorrect.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Increase heat to medium, add drained pasta; cook, stirring constantly, until a creamy sauce forms and clings to pasta, about 2 minutes.
    Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • What starts as small talk always ends up in heated debates that leave me feeling drained and resentful.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An amusing film if not altogether convincing, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is protracted and exceedingly hampered by imitation.
    Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But it has been hampered by technical and staffing issues, the Financial Times reported, with passengers in 15 countries waiting up to three hours at security.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Overtaxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtaxed. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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