taxed

past tense of tax

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of taxed This may be desirable because some profits get taxed twice with traditional C Corporation tax treatment. Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Different portions of a filer’s earnings would be taxed at different rates, with higher percentages applied as income increased. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 Social Security is partially taxed; pensions and withdrawals from pre-tax accounts are fully taxable. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026 The Eagles have an elite secondary that can cover for longer than most defenses, but that should not be taxed. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Avoiding mountains of tax is especially easy with a Roth IRA, Biggs said, because none of the investment returns are taxed. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 In the United States, for example, labor income is taxed significantly more than capital income. Daron Acemoglu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 After owning the investment for a year, you'll be taxed at long-term capital gains rates. Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxed
Verb
  • His empire stretched across some of the world’s most exclusive retail districts, from Madison Avenue in New York to Bond Street in London and Canton Road in Hong Kong.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Local budgets are stretched, the argument goes, and spending millions to defend against the worst hour of the year looks like overbuilding when schools and roads need money today.
    Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The oil shortage has pushed up worldwide crude prices, putting pressure on Japanese consumers already strained by the declining purchasing power of their currency.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The uncertainty and her mother's inability to work have also strained the family's finances.
    Tania Francois, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Governments, business leaders, and economists have tried to estimate which occupations will disappear, which new ones will emerge, and what skills people will need to remain competitive.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • All three candidates tried to paint themselves as the most conservative candidate in the race.
    Caroline Linton, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Although engineers successfully tested the revolutionary reactor, the project was ultimately canceled in 1964 as ballistic missiles emerged as a more practical, and less environmentally catastrophic alternative.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Following meetings and auditions over the last couple months, sources say a small group of actors tested after the July 4 holiday.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Five days before the deadline, the Digital Omnibus pushed them to December 2027.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In Congress, Republicans aimed at Fauci more frequently and pushed the unproven theory that the coronavirus was created at a lab in Wuhan, China, instead of spreading from animal to human, as Fauci believed.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Taxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxed. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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