Thesaurus results for TAXES

taxes 1 of 2

noun

plural of tax

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of tax

as in stretches

to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience

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That’s where the state taxes something like a utility but then allows the county and city to add taxes on top of the taxes. — Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 The current system — in which the federal government taxes a state’s residents and then gives some of that money back to fund programs that the states already administer — is convoluted and wasteful. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026 Maryland is the only state that taxes both sides, with an estate and inheritance tax. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Hemp beverages reached national scale by selling outside the licensed marijuana system, the same system that taxes and constrains the legacy and social equity operators Dawson has spent years amplifying. — Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 However, experts say any influx taxes the underfunded system. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 July 2026 Every state taxes alcoholic beverages, though the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages may appear arbitrary. — Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 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

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Economists at the New York Federal Reserve have found that these levies have inflicted a heavy hit on many common consumer goods.

— Markus Schneider, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
But the United States has used all the others at some point in the past two years as excuses to impose levies on its trading partners.

— Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026

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More specifically, the Base-01 stretches out over a patch of earthen floor measuring 183 sq ft (17 sq m) – about the same amount of floor as this handsome Ikea tiny home.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
The first island chain, which stretches from Japan through Taiwan to the Philippines, is a central geographic feature in US and Chinese military planning.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of stretches

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After responding to their most visible attacks, the two candidates traded barbs over a slew of policy issues, including health care, prescription drug prices, tariffs and the ongoing war with Iran.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Notable China is planning to frame tariffs against some of its clean technology as a major obstacle for global climate action in the upcoming COP summit.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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As possibly the most thrilling option in the entire park, the free-fall station tests visitors’ bravery.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
This week’s challenge tests your knowledge of distinctive objects that are connected to a particular novel, like the Maltese falcon or the One Ring.

— J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of tests

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Backup running back Tyler Goodson is expected to handle kick return duties, while wide receiver Jonathan Mingo is expected to be the punt returner.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
In his absence, the duo of Damon Ferguson and La’Vell Wright have handled Pittsburgh’s duties in the backfield.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of duties

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Seventy thousand law enforcement officers, along with helicopters, armored vehicles and water cannons, will be deployed across France as President Emmanuel Macron’s government tries to ward off another weekend of violent protests.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Set in their modest ways, the couple tries to settle into their lives in Norway, having moved there after the death of Mihai’s parents to be closer to Lisbet’s family.

— Tomris Laffly, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tries

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These impositions are gradual and incredibly well-meaning, although even their medicinal intentions come laced with the word of a foreign lord and savior, whose crucifixes and tales of forgiveness are at odds with the local rituals.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Then we will be prepared, no matter how temptations may come, not to get inflamed by impositions, insults, and offenses that speak to the opposite belief in some other presence or power.

— Mark Swinney, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

Definition of impositions

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Iron Boy follows a young boy growing up in rural France who strains against the rigid restrictions of his home life, and the metal corset he is forced to wear 24/7 to correct his spinal conditions.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
The house strains against the steel straps and anchors holding it down.

— Daniel Wolfe, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

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