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
Sha Rabii, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
The style of play is physically, and mentally taxing.
—D’joumbarey A. Moreau, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Katie Woo, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Congress was unswayed by the change in taxing instruments.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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Adjective
Businesses face a hardware cost environment that has become more taxing and volatile.
—Sha Rabii, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
The style of play is physically, and mentally taxing.
—D’joumbarey A. Moreau, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
But the trial and error of adapting to new training regimes, mechanical changes and approaches in his age-33 season has been taxing, especially with the lack of results.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Congress was unswayed by the change in taxing instruments.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxing
Adjective
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The most challenging decision of the day might be selecting a picnic spot or which lagoon to snorkel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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What Destin and Andrew have is a mandate to deliver to the audience something utterly unique, utterly endearing, quite challenging, and intelligent.—
Ben Kingsley,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Even five minutes of slower breathing, stepping outside for sunlight, stretching or taking a short walk can help your body transition more smoothly into the day.—
Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The top viewpoint is Monte Gelbison, which on clear days offers views stretching as far as the island of Stromboli.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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In a July interview, Bell said sake is brewed like beer, not distilled like spirits, noting the process is more demanding and delicate -- and to make the best sake, top-notch ingredients are required.—
John Magsam,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2026
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Granted, at nearly three hours in length, the film is also incredibly demanding — especially its initial half, which, by its nature, becomes a recursive cycle of directionless youth that Rimbaud struggles to break.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Danny is, once again, drinking and trying to hide it.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
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The Knicks are trying to win their first NBA title since 1973, while the Spurs last ruled the NBA in 2014.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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JSerra navigated a difficult regular-season schedule, then avoided upsets in the playoffs.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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But the strength of his acidic, strong, difficult performance was too powerful for the Tonys to deny.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
Verb
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At a moment when international cooperation is essential to controlling outbreaks, policies that risk straining those relationships may have consequences that extend far beyond the care of a small number of patients.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
5 June 2026
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However, certain behaviors like straining and position may contribute to issues like incomplete bladder emptying and pelvic floor dysfunction.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Airbus Helicopters has revealed a new autonomous aircraft based on its popular H145 platform, pushing the company deeper into the growing market for large uncrewed rotorcraft.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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In practice, staff can keep administrative windows or sensitive data securely on their side while pushing relevant content – like check-in forms, digital signatures, or purchase breakdowns – directly to the client.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
Verb
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After testing against other economic variables that may have contributed to higher costs, and comparing housing activity in high-fraud ZIP codes to low-fraud ones in the same county, the researchers found illegitimate PPP loans to be one of the core drivers of housing prices.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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With more frequent and geographically diverse sampling, as well as testing for a wider variety of PFAS, detections would almost certainly rise.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Taxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxing. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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