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overtaxed

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verb

past tense of overtax

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtaxed
Verb
  • Applicants must meet one of 46 distinct eligibility criteria and fill out mountains of paperwork – a long and difficult process for a population already overburdened by bureaucracy.
    Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • After a mapping campaign in Toledo, Ohio, officials found that the city’s hot spots often overlapped with census tracts identified by the Biden administration’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool as lacking in commercial investment and overburdened by pollution.
    Ula Chrobak, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The music video concludes with an exhausted and bloody Charli on the baggage claim carousel.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 14 May 2025
  • They'll be joined by a familiar face: The Office's Óscar Martínez, an exhausted accountant played by Oscar Nuñez.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • The sleep aide wakes up the weary with customizable light settings and soothing sounds—not to mention, will look like total eye candy on her nightstand.
    Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Tym Brown adds fine support as the school’s weary and worn-down principal.
    Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Investors and companies have become fatigued with following through on their DEI commitments, and pressure has increased on companies to steer clear of social issues.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
  • Mental health conditions, including depression, can also make people feel fatigued.
    Ali Pantony, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • At this point in the Trump show, the famously unpredictable president seems to be following a script as tired as any other long-running, low-brow procedural.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
  • He’s grown tired of being optioned back and forth from the minor leagues.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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“Overtaxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtaxed. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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