as in levy
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
the state sales tax boosted the final cost of my new computer
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to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience
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Recent Examples of tax
A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Georgia became the first state to suspend its motor fuel tax last month, with Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signing a 60-day suspension on the state's 33-cent-per-gallon gas tax and 37-cent-per-gallon diesel tax.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Under the amendment being floated in Springfield, income over $1 million would be taxed at 3%.
—Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Some of those refunds are attributed to the wrong tax year, too.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Georgia became the first state to suspend its motor fuel tax last month, with Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signing a 60-day suspension on the state's 33-cent-per-gallon gas tax and 37-cent-per-gallon diesel tax.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
The Illinois House of Representatives voted 78-32 Wednesday to let the Bears negotiate long-term property tax breaks for the site with local schools and other taxing bodies.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Under the amendment being floated in Springfield, income over $1 million would be taxed at 3%.
—Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tax
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The governor and mayor said the levy will raise about $500 million a year to help pay off the city's budget deficit.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Neighboring Malaysia has also expressed caution about plans to impose levies on the strait, though didn’t reject the idea outright.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That means by the time an indictment is returned, the factual narrative typically reflects a backward-looking account of conduct that may stretch over a decade.—
Andrew S. Boutros,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The candidates themselves must live within the district’s boundaries, which stretch across large portions of northwest and west-central Georgia and include parts of western metro Atlanta.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Porsche is not having the best time of things after betting too heavily on EVs, which looks even worse in the vital US market thanks to Trump’s tariffs.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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The factors that have helped consumers keep their heads above water in the face of tariff price rises and oil inflation, to name a few—such as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and tax refunds—aren’t frequent boosts to spending.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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To avoid straining, and therefore hemorrhoids, people can prop their feet up on stools or even stacks of old magazines to create more of a squatting position than sitting on toilets typically creates, Qureshi said.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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The king’s nearly 30-minute speech, which yielded high attendance and support from lawmakers, came as trans-Atlantic relations have been strained by the war in Iran.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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This was followed by the imposition of periodic payments under threat.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The presidential couple suffered a dramatic fall from grace after Yoon’s martial law imposition in December 2024 led to his impeachment and eventually removal from office.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, Russia is trying to punish Ukraine on the battlefield.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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When Andrei Vasilevskiy tried to poke the puck away, Bolduc had moved so deep into the crease area that the puck went off him and into the net for his first career playoff goal.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The team responsible for testing the nation’s security defenses was among those pushed out.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The thing is, every NFL team is almost certainly at least testing AI tools in its talent evaluation process.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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While much of the world’s economy has shown resilience in the face of the worst disruption to energy supplies in modern times, the knock-on effects of the conflict are starting to push up inflation while raising alarm bells about food supplies and prompting downgrades to economic growth.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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The team responsible for testing the nation’s security defenses was among those pushed out.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tax. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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