Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtaxing
Verb
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But in August, Fernandez said his office waived the 2% commission for cities and returned more than 60% of the total commission to the county and other taxing authorities.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026 -
These groups often finance themselves by taxing local businesses and kidnapping civilians for ransom.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Regular, moderate movement improves circulation and waste elimination without overloading the system.—
Mélanie Defouilloy,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
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Her layered drum programming is intricate and well-defined, never overloading or crowding out any particular sound.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Those factors make the drone ideal for swarming and overburdening aerial defenses, with each drone intercepted also representing a more valuable defense asset expended.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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With a relatively small squad to pick from, Slot has tried to rotate where possible to avoid overburdening anyone but the pool of available talent is limited.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But then the team lost Kevin Fiala for the rest of the season to a fractured leg in the Olympic tournament and saw winger Andrei Kuzmenko undergo surgery last week to repair torn meniscus in his right knee, hampering an offense that ranks 28th in the 32-team league in goals.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Public frustration over the district’s academic performance reached a boiling point in August 2024, when Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker spoke at a school board meeting, saying the district’s poor performance was hampering students’ opportunities after high school.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Overtaxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtaxing. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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