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adjective

ˈtak-siŋ How to pronounce taxing (audio)
Definition of taxingnext
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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taxing

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verb

present participle of tax
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
Adjective
This is supposed to be a fun, quick, non-taxing race. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026 The mid-series break should benefit both of them after a taxing two games. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Verb
By restoring full expensing for equipment purchases and research and development, the law lets businesses invest in growing instead of taxing those investments. — Kent Strang, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026 The idea of taxing the rich has drawn polarizing reactions from the world’s wealthiest. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for taxing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxing
  1. challenging
  2. stretching
  3. demanding
  4. trying
  5. difficult
  6. straining
  7. pushing
  8. testing
Adjective
  • In April, DeepSeek rolled out previews of its latest V4 model, challenging OpenAI’s GPT and Google’s Gemini.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • As a business owner, Maloney says, the most rewarding and most challenging aspect of the job is making all the decisions and solving every problem.
    — Claire Hall, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
Definition of challenging
Verb
  • The attacks targeted Kyiv and nine other regions, the president said, stretching from Lviv in the country's west and its border with Poland to Sumy and Kharkiv in the northeast of the country, close to the border with Russia.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • The impending impact, scientists say, offers a chance to analyze the crater and plume of dust stretching several miles above the surface.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of stretching
Adjective
  • The company positions it as a daily-use model rather than one reserved only for the most demanding workloads.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • Valdebebas sources describe Mourinho as demanding but approachable — someone who pushes players hard while remaining involved in every detail of training.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of demanding
Verb
  • The World World Web was invented by a scientist at CERN who was trying to share data between different institutions.
    — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • The metatext here is that Cohen is also trying to fit her persona inside the particular demands of a specific burgeoning type of comedy-theater solo show.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Definition of trying
Adjective
  • Strickland said even getting equipment on the road during construction can be difficult for farmers.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
  • While following the money may be difficult, there are other signs of the growing role of organized crime in politics.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of difficult
Verb
  • Christian Kirk has been out since straining a calf in Sunday’s opening session.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • Officials insist political or academic criticism remains protected, but the decree raises unanswered questions about how hate speech will be defined and enforced, already straining relations with neighboring Brazil.
    — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of straining
Verb
  • Nvidia’s chips are essential to AI data centers, pushing its business to stratospheric heights.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Chawinga is busy pushing Black excellence for her own country, Malawi, by leading the nation’s women’s soccer team in its Women’s Africa Cup of Nations debut.
    — PJ Green July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • Anthropic said a misconfiguration allowed Claude models to reach the internet from testing environments that were supposed to be isolated, leading to unauthorized access to three organizations’ systems.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • Engineers plan to integrate the system with a lunar rover before testing it on Earth and later demonstrating it on the Moon.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Definition of testing

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