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
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
But for now, as the wreckage continued smoldering, the No. 1 priority was trying to keep the few survivors alive, followed closely by an equally taxing task: notifying the dozens of families of passengers who didn’t make it.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
One study, published in 2013, found that taking L-tyrosine supplements helped improve participants’ memory when carrying out a mentally taxing challenge.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
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
But for now, as the wreckage continued smoldering, the No. 1 priority was trying to keep the few survivors alive, followed closely by an equally taxing task: notifying the dozens of families of passengers who didn’t make it.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
One study, published in 2013, found that taking L-tyrosine supplements helped improve participants’ memory when carrying out a mentally taxing challenge.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxing
Adjective
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As such, piloting an FPV drone is a completely different, entirely more challenging kettle of fish than piloting a standard camera drone.—
Sam Kieldsen,
Wired News,
27 June 2025
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All of these factors combine to make AI adoption incredibly challenging, expensive and time-consuming.—
Dave Friend,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Further stymying manufacturing’s renaissance is that plant work isn’t just dirty and physically demanding – albeit less than in prior generations – but also relatively low-paying with limited career prospects.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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But the plaintiffs in the case and the Biden administration said the appeals court was wrong to apply that standard and should have instead analyzed it under the most demanding level, strict scrutiny, because the law impedes adults' access to speech protected by the Constitution.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
Verb
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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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James is playing the final year of his contract at $52.6 million, which is a very difficult number for teams to pay.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Our models and expertise can sniff out the broad parameters, but the precise location and timing of moisture plumes, training (quasi-stationary rain cells), and forcing mechanism can be difficult.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
Verb
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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 9 Jul. 2025.
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