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
That means long-term gains can be taxed at a maximum rate of 28%, which is higher than the long-term capital gains rates that apply to many stocks and other securities.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Thirty-seven years ago this week, people in Broward County went to the polls and taxed themselves to protect swampland, trees and mangroves from bulldozers.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
So, there was more income to be taxed.
—David Bier, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Because cellular companies barely existed when TABOR passed, they were not taxed under existing laws, and without voter approval of a new tax will get sweeping tax breaks that other companies and everyday Coloradans don’t.
—Sean Camacho, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Other suburban communities have either banned single-use plastic bags or taxed them due to their environmental impact, and the city leaders felt a tax or a fee on the bags would be too difficult to impose and collect and an outright ban would not cause an undue burden.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
During the first year of the tax, which would be 2027 if it’s approved by voters, vacant units would be taxed at $8,000, a sum that would soon rise by 25% to $10,000.
—Kerry Jackson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Any profits earned with these ETFs would be taxed at normal short- and long-term rates.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Virginia and Idaho said the accounts would not be taxed annually.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Thirty-seven years ago this week, people in Broward County went to the polls and taxed themselves to protect swampland, trees and mangroves from bulldozers.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
So, there was more income to be taxed.
—David Bier, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Because cellular companies barely existed when TABOR passed, they were not taxed under existing laws, and without voter approval of a new tax will get sweeping tax breaks that other companies and everyday Coloradans don’t.
—Sean Camacho, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026
Other suburban communities have either banned single-use plastic bags or taxed them due to their environmental impact, and the city leaders felt a tax or a fee on the bags would be too difficult to impose and collect and an outright ban would not cause an undue burden.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
During the first year of the tax, which would be 2027 if it’s approved by voters, vacant units would be taxed at $8,000, a sum that would soon rise by 25% to $10,000.
—Kerry Jackson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Any profits earned with these ETFs would be taxed at normal short- and long-term rates.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Virginia and Idaho said the accounts would not be taxed annually.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxed
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The lead stretched to 12 early in the third quarter, but slowly and painfully for Parker, the hosts, with Archer attacking the glass, kept pecking away.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, working- and middle-class families are stretched thin.—
Tiffany Caban,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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However, as Kyle Newman’s article documented, the CSHAA transfer system is increasingly strained and is failing some of the very students it is meant to support.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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As the war continues to escalate across the Middle East, including in areas critical to the production and movement of oil and gas, that's strained the energy sector globally.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Another member of the chat, William Bejerano — who tried to start a pro-life group at Miami Dade College — was the primary user of the n-word in the group.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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No Democrat is towering over the field, which is why party leaders and activists futilely tried to recruit big names like Padilla and former Vice President Kamala Harris.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Electrolyte being tested in battery prototypes The researchers are testing their electrolyte in various battery prototypes.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cymbiotika’s ingredients are all third-party tested and GMP-certified, too.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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Mike Singletary leads Texas Tech to the biggest rally in Big 12 tournament history, scoring all 29 of Texas Tech’s points during a second-half surge that pushed the Red Raiders to a 88-83 win against the Aggies.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Efforts to vote on it in were again pushed back in January, with the bill amended to give Mamdani a longer runway for appointing people to the commission.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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