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
All the underground growth is recharging a root system that was likely taxed during the heat and limited moisture of summer.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
The exemption reduces the amount of a home's value that is taxed by $28,000.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
For example, as the US and foreign governments squabble over how US multinationals should be taxed, accurate information about how much these firms pay and to whom would be useful for policymakers around the world as well as shareholders and the public.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The bullpen was taxed and the Royals were down a run in the middle frames.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Traditional retirement plans—like a 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), SEP-IRA, or traditional IRA—offer tax breaks now, though withdrawals are taxed later.
—Kara Stevens, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
And much of the nearly $1 billion gain would be taxed at a lower capital gains rate, not the higher income tax rate.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
While prepared foods—such as hot deli items and restaurant takeout—are typically taxed at the full rate, many states either exempt staple groceries (bread, produce and other essentials) or tax them at a lower rate because food is considered a necessity.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Qualified charitable distributions allow people to donate money from their IRAs to charity without the money being taxed.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
The exemption reduces the amount of a home's value that is taxed by $28,000.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
For example, as the US and foreign governments squabble over how US multinationals should be taxed, accurate information about how much these firms pay and to whom would be useful for policymakers around the world as well as shareholders and the public.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The bullpen was taxed and the Royals were down a run in the middle frames.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Traditional retirement plans—like a 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), SEP-IRA, or traditional IRA—offer tax breaks now, though withdrawals are taxed later.
—Kara Stevens, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
And much of the nearly $1 billion gain would be taxed at a lower capital gains rate, not the higher income tax rate.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
While prepared foods—such as hot deli items and restaurant takeout—are typically taxed at the full rate, many states either exempt staple groceries (bread, produce and other essentials) or tax them at a lower rate because food is considered a necessity.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Qualified charitable distributions allow people to donate money from their IRAs to charity without the money being taxed.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxed
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Tight fabrics like leggings, T-shirts, yoga pants or any fabric that is stretched against your skin, aren’t stopping mosquitoes to poke through.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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All of this lands on a middle class already stretched thin.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Decades of mismanagement, underinvestment and corruption have strained the power grid of Iraq, which is OPEC's second-largest oil producer after Saudi Arabia.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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Parts of the travel sector have been strained by the shutdown, with delays growing at some airports amid air traffic control staffing issues.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, some Wyandotte residents have tried to get the government to delay or cancel its tax sales, which usually happen twice a year, to prevent people who have struggled to pay sky-rocketing property tax bills from losing their family homes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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Senate Democrats, joined by two Republicans, tried unsuccessfully last week to pass a resolution to stop the strikes, saying Trump is illegally using military force without lawmakers' permission.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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In Virginia, 352 animals tested positive for rabies in 2024, with raccoons making up the largest part of the figure—with 148 testing positive for rabies, state Department of Health data shows.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, a robot developed in Germany has been tested for human-machine cooperation in construction.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Vesia had replaced Glasnow after a two-out walk in the top of the sixth pushed the starter’s pitch count to 99.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Changes to the college game have been pushed for the better part of three decades by NCAA coaches, to no avail.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Taxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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