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
Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
On a taxing morning in the fall of 2008, Kevin Patullo walked into a staff room in which the whiteboards were all blank.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 2 June 2025
An All-Star Game at Wrigley would be significantly more taxing.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
People are pressured to be brave and positive, but that is very taxing to a cancer patient, says Dr. Bradford.
—Diana Kelly Levey, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The argument is laid out simply in the first paragraph of the decision:
In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress delegated its taxing power to the Federal Communications Commission.
—Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
On a taxing morning in the fall of 2008, Kevin Patullo walked into a staff room in which the whiteboards were all blank.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 2 June 2025
An All-Star Game at Wrigley would be significantly more taxing.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
People are pressured to be brave and positive, but that is very taxing to a cancer patient, says Dr. Bradford.
—Diana Kelly Levey, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxing
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Points available at the stage’s finish vary based on a coefficient of difficulty: the more challenging the stage, the fewer points available.—
Sophie Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Besides the challenging business climate in Chicago, President Donald Trump’s tariffs are contributing to rising food costs, and his immigration crackdown threatens to disrupt the food-service workforce.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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In the more demanding Steel Nomad benchmark, the Dell 16 Plus trailed both the Acer Swift 16 AI and LG Gram Pro.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
17 July 2025
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Montague also points out that only six Skyview suites exist across the entire 822-guest ship, creating the kind of scarcity that discerning travelers are increasingly demanding.—
Alexis Benveniste,
Robb Report,
16 July 2025
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New York police on Monday were trying to determine why someone set a woman ablaze board a train in Brooklyn in a fatal attack drawing outrage from city and state leaders who have been laboring to make the trains safer.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
24 Dec. 2024
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Nobody inside the Minnesota Wild locker room was trying to insult anybody’s intelligence by claiming a 1-goal win Monday night over the worst team in the NHL completely cured their recent ills.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Ullmann is the daughter of the late Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and the Norwegian actor Liv Ullmann, and specifics of her childhood are not difficult to locate.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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In a region where resources can be difficult to access and censorship persists, the initiative provided more than support.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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He was forced to leave the game in the final minutes of the Pelicans’ Play-In Tournament loss to the Lakers last season after straining his left hamstring.—
William Guillory,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Le Pen's remarks often sparked public outrage, but his influence shaped France's populist movement, with his inflammatory statements, including Holocaust denial, resulting in multiple convictions and straining his political alliances.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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With the MacBook Air launching earlier than the iPhone SE and ahead of the next Apple Intelligence update, this points to a press release launch and Apple pushing its consumer laptops further into the background.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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That presents some planning opportunities, including possibly pushing some SALT payments into 2026.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Taxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxing. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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