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
Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Some of the wealthiest individuals in America get away with paying lower tax rates than a Boston public school teacher because our system taxes income but not wealth.
—Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Time, 27 May 2026
Each factor taxes a leader's performance.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The findings raise fresh questions about affordability, migration and how California taxes workers.
—Chris Fusco. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Los Angelenos will decide whether the city taxes unlicensed cannabis businesses through Proposition CB.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 6 May 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
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
Verb
At the center of one of the competing measures is a proposal to change how Inglewood taxes stadium tickets.
—Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Some of the wealthiest individuals in America get away with paying lower tax rates than a Boston public school teacher because our system taxes income but not wealth.
—Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Time, 27 May 2026
Each factor taxes a leader's performance.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The findings raise fresh questions about affordability, migration and how California taxes workers.
—Chris Fusco. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
Los Angelenos will decide whether the city taxes unlicensed cannabis businesses through Proposition CB.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 6 May 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxes
Noun
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Filing for bankruptcy can trigger an automatic stay that generally halts most collection actions, including lawsuits, garnishments and bank levies, while the case is being processed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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But those stopgap levies expire July 24.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The patriarch’s younger son, Abhay, thirty-nine, and his family live on the top floor in a spacious, breezy apartment that commands a fine view of Dhakuria Lake, which stretches away into the distance, flanking Southern Avenue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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As the golfers move along the Palos Verdes course, the ocean stretches beyond them.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Trump’s across-the-board tariffs plan risked raising prices on everyday goods, with economists warning that broad duties can fuel higher inflation even as wage growth slows.—
Simon Crerar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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The president spent the early hours of Monday morning rage-posting about a wide range of subjects, from tariffs to AI to the esteemed primetime news program 60 Minutes — again.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Share a thoughtful article and ask for someone’s take, because honest dialogue tests assumptions without argument and invites kinder, more flexible understanding.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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But the papers didn’t contain any traces of drugs at all and the field tests the correction department uses are notoriously inaccurate, returning a false positive roughly four out of five times, according to the lawsuit, which cites a November 2024 city Department of Investigation report.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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After the road trip, Washington, then 73, stepped aside from his managerial duties indefinitely before undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The treasure keeper has all of the same duties as the usual banker.—
Kirsten Acuna,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Lastly, as Heather and Meredith’s rift continues to simmer, Mary tries to play peacemaker and encourages Meredith to buy her a necklace as a peace offering.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
10 Dec. 2025
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Anyone who disagrees is intimidated, often too afraid — of confrontation, of rejection, of stigma, of being a minority in the face of an ideology that not only hates difference and diversity but tries to violently destroy its opposition — to speak up at all.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Literary approaches to genre study often treat genres as either exclusively aesthetic objects or impositions on artistic freedom.—
Tham Thi Nguyen,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Concerned about the influx of solar and wind farms being built in Sardinia by outsiders, Roberto Pusceddu, under his pen name Erre Push, published a graphic novel that aimed to inspire young people to resist such impositions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
Verb
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With minor formula tweaks, architectural components can be produced with an array of colors that can range from yellow to brown tones by adding natural pigments or colorful yeast strains.—
Shirl Leigh
June 08,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
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Hundreds of people — 10% of whom were recent college graduates — applied to a job listing for shepherds in Inner Mongolia, reflecting China’s labor market strains.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
7 June 2026
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“Taxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxes. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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