as in challenging
requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
a very taxing workload that is taking a lot of time to finish
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as in stretching
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 taxing
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
Bailey has had stretches where he’s been one of the best hitters in San Francisco’s lineup while playing baseball’s most taxing position.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The Tri-Lakes Management District, a taxing authority made up of lake property owners, is the first in Wisconsin to try using nanobubbles to restore oxygen to the lake bottom and prevent future algae blooms.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Inter Miami also played the most taxing preseason schedule with five games in Las Vegas, Peru, Panama, Honduras and Tampa.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
Bailey has had stretches where he’s been one of the best hitters in San Francisco’s lineup while playing baseball’s most taxing position.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Verb
Beloved for its Detroit-style pies with a crispy, airy crust, Vice City was an immediate hit, drawing excited diners for whom the original west Kendall location was a taxing drive .
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The Tri-Lakes Management District, a taxing authority made up of lake property owners, is the first in Wisconsin to try using nanobubbles to restore oxygen to the lake bottom and prevent future algae blooms.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxing
Adjective
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To be sure, the last few years have been more challenging, with Gucci rapidly losing momentum — and Kering’s debt load swelling after an acquisition spree that included Creed, Maui Jim, a 30 percent stake in Valentino, and large chunks of prime real estate.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, gig engineering is becoming an attractive but challenging path.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Complimentary activities range from morning stretching with a sea breeze to late-afternoon volleyball in the sand to learning about local culture through a Boduberu drum session.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Across eight episodes, Levy explores eight countries—Austria, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Mexico, South Korea and the United States—touching down in dreamy, horizon-stretching destinations that broaden his perspective, as well as his viewers’ outlook.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bassini has observed the circuit of influencers and hopefuls who try a more demanding don’t-you-know-who-I-am approach, only to see them get turned away unceremoniously each time.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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By contrast, six Black women have journeyed to outer space as astronauts, a job that is equally demanding and risky and for which the odds of being selected are very low.—
Gena Cox,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hit Man Based on an outrageous true story, Richard Linklater's 2024 action rom-com sees Glen Powell donning the many disguises of Gary Johnson, a New Orleans Police Department contractor who poses as a hitman to arrest those trying to hire him.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Panouses regularly fields inquiries from investors, scammers and people in need, all trying to reach his clients.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Bulls look to be the best team in the Group of Five conferences, while the Gators and coach Billy Napier are now under pressure with a difficult SEC schedule ahead.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Usually the final day of boot camp is most difficult.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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Now, researchers believe the condition is more linked to straining and changes in pressure that affect hemorrhoid veins.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
10 Sep. 2025
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Just over 50 years ago, the oil shock of 1973 triggered a staggering spike in gasoline prices in the United States, Europe, and beyond, straining economies and causing drastic fuel shortages.—
Fatih Birol,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her comments come as Democrats face a leadership crossroads in Washington, with long-serving figures under scrutiny and younger candidates pushing for change.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Angels made a late change to their rotation, pushing all of the pitchers back a day and having right-hander José Ureña start Wednesday afternoon against the Minnesota Twins.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Right now, the best options for screening for ovarian cancer are transvaginal ultrasounds, an imaging procedure to get a detailed look at the organs in the pelvis, and testing blood for CA-125, or cancer antigen 125.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
8 Sep. 2025
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British telecom company Vodafone is testing the limits of technology by using an AI influencer in its advertisements.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Taxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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