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, 9 Oct. 2025
The rest of the world taxes only residents, in most cases based on worldwide income.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Kids may be hit with tax bombs whether they are forgiven in '26 or in a state that taxes forgiveness amounts regardless of the timeline.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
The business taxes specialist supports and provides guidance to the operations administrator and the Field Operations Division team on administrative issues related to the operations of field offices.
—Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The rest of the world taxes only residents, in most cases based on worldwide income.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Kids may be hit with tax bombs whether they are forgiven in '26 or in a state that taxes forgiveness amounts regardless of the timeline.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxes
Noun
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By his tally, 39 districts asked for some kind of relief in 2025, including raising mill levies or asking voters to uncap revenue collection.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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The FairTax Act of 2025 was the latest bid to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and replace income tax and other levies with a national sales tax.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Russia, which stretches over half of the Arctic Ocean coastline, currently controls a majority of the region.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Councilwoman Ysabel Jurado established a similar team in her 14th District, which stretches from downtown to Northeast Los Angeles.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Just a week before, Hassett had been excluded from a White House meeting in which the president decided to impose higher tariffs on Mexico, The New York Times reported.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its past reflects our present, since the debates over tariffs and government intervention, immigration and civil rights, and the corporatization of family businesses are already century-old concerns for Stock Show attendees.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Her license will remain suspended for 30 days, with an ignition interlock device that tests for alcohol to be installed on her vehicle for six months.—
Katie Mulvaney,
The Providence Journal,
8 Jan. 2026
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The grants will fund development work over the next two years as Maryland tests how the tools could be used alongside existing systems.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Kingsbury, the offensive coordinator, and Whitt, who had been in charge of the defense until being stripped of play-calling duties during the season, both arrived in Washington with Quinn before the 2024 season.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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Inspire Investment Group president Brian Toerber, the hotel’s owner, has passed culinary duties on to Steven Waters, owner of downtown Denver cocktail bar Run for the Roses and also the hotel’s owner-operator.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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One of the agents tries to open the driver’s side door and reaches through the window.—
Devon Lum,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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That opportunity can best be seized if the opposition remains active and tries to back the regime into a corner.—
Michael Albertus,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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So much of Brazil strains the imagination—the interminable skyline of São Paulo, the beaches of Rio curving between monoliths of granite, the aquamarine pools trapped between the undulating dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Most respiratory viruses, including Covid-19, flu and RSV, act through the indirect pathway, Roberts said, while enterovirus strains – related to the viruses that cause hand, foot and mouth disease – can directly infect the heart muscle.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kenya licensed 42 new digital lenders, raising the country’s total number to 195, as the central bank pushes to formalize a sector that has become an important part of East Africa’s largest economy.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The financial asset label pushes prediction markets toward the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a federal agency, and grants immunity from state gambling laws and taxes on gross betting revenue.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Taxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxes. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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