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
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
In 2017, Harvard Business Review reported that the path to CEO typically requires executives to make several lateral moves, take on international assignments, and face other highly taxing experiences.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 2 Jan. 2026
The Wiz can take on money while also taxing the trading teams’ draft capital.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The wife of Super Bowl champion wide receiver Phillip Dorsett received a crash course into just how taxing being a professional athlete could be.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
In 2017, Harvard Business Review reported that the path to CEO typically requires executives to make several lateral moves, take on international assignments, and face other highly taxing experiences.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
But whenever Mamdani hit a key line—about freezing the rent or taxing the rich—a cheer would rise from the tens of thousands who had gathered several blocks south of him, on Broadway, to watch his address on giant TV screens.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 2 Jan. 2026
The Wiz can take on money while also taxing the trading teams’ draft capital.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxing
Adjective
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But last month, Critchfield backed off in the face of a challenging state budget.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Depending on where in the country your family lives, winter can be a challenging time for kids who are cooped up inside amid the chillier weather.—
Mia Taylor,
Parents,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The upholstery resists stretching and is simple to maintain, while the high-density foam cushions soften and shape to you over time.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2026
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As such, cryptocurrency prices are important to the market, with their impact stretching well beyond the bounds of the traditional crypto sphere.—
Malana VanTyler,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Philadelphia first tried the 24-year-old at center but eventually moved him to the wing, presumably because of his struggles in the faceoff circle (just 39 percent of draws won) and because the wing is a less demanding defensive position.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Both must meet demanding performance standards, operate on efficient edge-compute systems, deliver provable safety, and scale in a commercially viable way.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Witnesses and local leaders have contradicted that claim, saying Good was trying to leave and steering away from the agent.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Imagine trying to build a sturdy wall with bricks that keep floating away into thin air—that’s essentially what happens when cathode material dissolves in a thermal battery.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Business leaders, of course, have their own interests and shareholders to serve, but Democrats can still protect the public interest while giving CEOs a seat at the table to reach pragmatic answers to difficult questions like these.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Activist groups say hundreds of people have been killed, though the true toll remains difficult to verify due to the internet blackout and tight state controls on information.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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With belt-cinching streamers straining to do more with less, sloppy vibe calibration has become a common problem.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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Even in states like Texas, which opted not to expand its Medicaid program and continued to rely on counties to care for many of its uninsured, rising health care costs are straining local budgets.—
KFF Health News,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Kennedy Botts with Sisters PGH, a nonprofit serving the Black transgender community, is pushing back on that argument.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Friends of the Everglades is pushing for 160 square miles of additional conservation land in the Everglades Agricultural Area, to create space for 1 million more acre-feet of water storage.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, former officials say Rodríguez appears to be testing cooperation with Washington, creating uncertainty over how much leverage the United States actually holds.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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But medical review of test results is expensive, and few state agencies require it for child welfare cases or for testing people on probation.—
Lucas Waldron,
ProPublica,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Taxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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