as in stretched
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 taxed
But those transfers don’t determine when income is taxed.
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Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 June 2026
Because they are structured this way, these platforms can operate across the United States and are taxed more like financial securities or futures and not gaming wages.
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Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Initially, Sifuentes incorrectly heard that homeowners like her would also be taxed.
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Alejandra Molina,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
In exchange for legalizing sports betting, Colorado voters agreed that sportsbooks should be taxed at a 10% rate to fund water conservation.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
Blockbuster tech IPOs, such as SpaceX's June 12 initial stock sale, could prove a boon for Social Security if they were taxed, said Teresa Ghilarducci, a labor economist and a professor at The New School for Social Research in New York, on the June 11 call.
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Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
In 2026, only incomes up to $184,500 are taxed to pay for benefits.
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Medora Lee,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Nancy Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 June 2026
Because they are structured this way, these platforms can operate across the United States and are taxed more like financial securities or futures and not gaming wages.
—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Initially, Sifuentes incorrectly heard that homeowners like her would also be taxed.
—
Alejandra Molina,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
In exchange for legalizing sports betting, Colorado voters agreed that sportsbooks should be taxed at a 10% rate to fund water conservation.
—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
Blockbuster tech IPOs, such as SpaceX's June 12 initial stock sale, could prove a boon for Social Security if they were taxed, said Teresa Ghilarducci, a labor economist and a professor at The New School for Social Research in New York, on the June 11 call.
—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
In 2026, only incomes up to $184,500 are taxed to pay for benefits.
—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxed
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Utah's state forester, Jamie Barnes, told reporters that fires across the state this season had been moving in ways that had stretched Utah's firefighting capacity to its limits, with new fires beginning closer to populated areas than in previous years.
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Minnesota led 28-16 after the first quarter, then stretched the lead to 45-29 at halftime after holding Dallas to 11-for-37 shooting with eight turnovers before the break.
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That escalation arrives at an awkward moment for a Western bloc that looks anything but unified, with NATO strained and the EU openly hungry for sovereign AI of its own.
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Rattled by Russia’s war in Ukraine and strained trans-Atlantic ties, European governments are reducing dependence on foreign technology.
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Wilson valiantly tried to dodge catcher Eric Haase, but the veteran applied the tag to end the inning.
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Johan Manzambi struck hard at the net, and Canadian keeper Maxime Crépeau tried to punch the ball away, but the ball bounced back into the net behind him.
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Earlier this year, the Center for Taxpayer Rights tested the IRS telephone system, placing 149 calls to eight different IRS phone lines in March and April.
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Samples from the pockets of Walton’s jeans were tested and the results showed the one that was turned inside likely had been touched by Shockley, but not by Powell.
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With the tattoo tables pushed to the side, the room becomes a coliseum for adults going to war with Beyblades, a children’s toy made popular a quarter of a century ago.
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During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties.
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