as in levies
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
the state sales tax boosted the final cost of my new computer
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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 taxes
Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
In communities like District 4, where park access is already limited, this decision effectively taxes residents for something the city has failed to provide locally.
—Martha Abraham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
What if my employer taxes directly from my paycheck?
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Cleaning reduces visual clutter that taxes your brain, lowers stress by restoring a feeling of control and triggers reward responses that fuel motivation.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Khosla’s counter-vision—federal reform that taxes capital more aggressively while relieving the burden on working Americans—is designed to be a policy that billionaires can live with and workers can vote for.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Treasury has also argued that temporary Russian sanctions relief won’t feed Russian government budgets because the country taxes oil at extraction, not sale.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Hayes stressed in his statement to the Washington Examiner that taxes from skill games could raise significant revenue for the commonwealth and small business owners.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
While at the helm of Brazil’s finance ministry, Haddad pushed through huge changes in how the country taxes goods and services, a proposal that had been in the works for decades, as well as a popular income tax reform.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
An Assembly committee passed progressive lawmakers’ proposal to change the way California taxes multinational corporations.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
In communities like District 4, where park access is already limited, this decision effectively taxes residents for something the city has failed to provide locally.
—Martha Abraham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
What if my employer taxes directly from my paycheck?
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Cleaning reduces visual clutter that taxes your brain, lowers stress by restoring a feeling of control and triggers reward responses that fuel motivation.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Khosla’s counter-vision—federal reform that taxes capital more aggressively while relieving the burden on working Americans—is designed to be a policy that billionaires can live with and workers can vote for.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Treasury has also argued that temporary Russian sanctions relief won’t feed Russian government budgets because the country taxes oil at extraction, not sale.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Hayes stressed in his statement to the Washington Examiner that taxes from skill games could raise significant revenue for the commonwealth and small business owners.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
While at the helm of Brazil’s finance ministry, Haddad pushed through huge changes in how the country taxes goods and services, a proposal that had been in the works for decades, as well as a popular income tax reform.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxes
Noun
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Those levies are still in place, and the White House said Trump would increase the EU's levies under Section 232.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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The levies charged under IEEPA were only a slice of the overall tariff regime affecting carmakers, which still face import taxes on steel and aluminum, cars and parts shipped from Mexico and Canada, and other levies.—
Mike Colias,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Noriega, the analyst, said that the amount companies are paying to cross the Panama Canal may continue to go up if the conflict stretches on, as oil prices are already skyrocketing.—
Alma Solís,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Announced Tuesday, the official feature competition includes 11 films, with France again playing an outsized role — six of the titles are French productions or co-productions — even as the selection stretches across Asia and the Americas.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The demonstration also touched on various issues that Americans have been facing including the rising cost of food and gas due in part to tariffs, the war in Iran and immigration sweeps that experts have said contributed to a shortage of agricultural workers.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Trade wars, fueled by steep tariffs and an immigration crackdown, have jolted businesses.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, sit back and watch the greatest cigarette smoker of all time as he blind taste tests five cigarettes and nails it.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The retailer taste tests products regularly, and will continue doing so as its products are reformulated.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Apr. 2026
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The paramilitary guard will take over security duties currently performed by conventional military forces.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Mickey Mouse was hugely popular in Germany (including personally with Hitler), but Germany imposed hefty duties on the import of foreign films after the Nazis came to power, bringing Mickey Mouse’s broad viewership to a halt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Justice Kagan has sometimes been viewed as a strategist rather than a polemicist, who tries to forge agreements with the Court’s more moderate conservative members.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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Police say Suleiman was referred in 2020 to the government’s Prevent program, which tries to steer individuals away from extremism.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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And top-down impositions could also be painted as less democratic, because the state essentially rejects the self-determination of local communities to oppose new developments.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Airlines worldwide have begun canceling flights as the war in the Middle East strains jet fuel supplies and pushes up ticket prices.—
Michelle Chapman,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Probiotic supplements can also vary significantly in quality, number, and types of bacteria strains.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Taxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxes. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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