overtaxes

Definition of overtaxesnext
present tense third-person singular of overtax

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtaxes
Verb
  • What to know about the new pump station When rainfall overburdens the sewer system, the new pump station will reduce the strain.
    Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • They'll often be triggered if a player kills an enormous number of enemies in a short time, or overloads the screen with complex physics like hundreds of items or explosions.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The relentless flow of appalling events eventually overloads the nervous system; the rising tide of brutality, which once seemed shocking, comes to seem unremarkable.
    David Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Under the ideal tax system — one that taxes income once and only once, with no loopholes, no double taxation and no provisions favoring one activity over another — the employer insurance exclusion would not exist.
    Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Connecticut taxes the wealth of those with relatively few assets, while exempting the wealth of the richest 1% and one-tenth of 1%.
    Joseph Gerics, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Overtaxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtaxes. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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