Thesaurus results for TAXES

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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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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 The kiddie tax is an IRS rule that taxes a child's unearned income such as interest, dividends, and capital gains beyond a certain threshold at their parents' marginal tax rate rather than the child's lower rate. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 22 July 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 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 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

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The current administration filed its latest tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which states the president can enact levies against other nations in response to their unfair trade practices, The New York Times reported.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
The levies have triggered a wave of lawsuits, multiple of which the administration has already lost.

— Scott Lincicome, Washington Post, 31 July 2026

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James' decision to run for governor left open his seat in the 10th District, which includes a portion of Oakland County and stretches across conservative communities in Macomb County.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Pick a word that stretches you rather than one that flatters you.

— Rick Tollakson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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The bipartisan package allows the president to impose tariffs on the world’s top five purchasers of Russian oil or natural gas, including China and India.

— Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
The biggest—and really the only thing—that has made is rethink our production is tariffs.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026

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His departure and Hassabis' new position raise questions about Google's ability to be an AI leader, particularly as booming growth in its cloud unit tests its commitment to frontier AI.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
The contest between Bush and Bell tests how much the Democratic Party has shifted over the past two years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of tests

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The allegations are unrelated to her duties with the Mount Vernon Police Department and do not stem from any conduct associated with the Department or the performance of her official responsibilities.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The possibility of the two splitting duties — Olsen being the primary field goal kicker with Weinberg handling kickoffs and longer field goals — is an option for Miami.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of duties

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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
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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