taxed

past tense of tax

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of taxed Moving to Florida can affect how real estate is held, how investment income is taxed, insurance coverage, estate planning considerations and even the way business interests are structured. — Rob Edwards, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Contributions to 401k plans are not taxed until money is pulled out of the account, the IRS said. — Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Short-term gains — those realized on investments held for one year or less — are taxed as regular income, while long-term gains are taxed at a rate between 0% and 20%, depending on your taxable income. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 Staff shortages Firefighters have been taxed in part because wildfire activity this year has been severe. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 In the decades since, lawmakers have carved out multiple loopholes, so a dollar earned from owning a business is routinely taxed much less than a dollar earned in wages. — Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 Revocable trusts avoid probate but are part of your estate and taxed accordingly. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Tidwell, who said he’s not used to the humidity, needed 40 pitches to complete the first but still managed to provide five innings and help prevent the bullpen from being taxed further. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 The family did not know where to put the money, or how it should be taxed. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxed
Verb
  • Tropical-storm-force winds stretched up to 125 miles from the eye of the storm.
    — MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The place looks like a château stretched to king-size American SUV proportions.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The relationship between the mayor and City Council in College Park has been strained for years.
    — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Lacking life detection equipment, the workers strained to hear their cries.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This is why, since 1894, the Office of the Pardon Attorney has tried to impose some guidelines on the process and decide which cases should be eligible for clemency at all.
    — Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The junta has tried to compel civil servants living in Myanmar to come back to work.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The first two production lines are now being tested as CATL prepares the facility for series production.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • At restaurants, plates grow cold while lighting is adjusted and angles are tested.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • They’re not pushed to build real characters, rather than embody safe versions of how people already see them.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Buckingham Palace has forcefully pushed back against the allegation.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Taxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxed. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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