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
Michael Hedges, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
The loose sand was taxing and forced us off our bikes several times, slowing our momentum.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 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 a deficit that belongs to the whole state should not be solved by quietly taxing the coverage of working families and the small businesses that provide it.
—Michael Hedges, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
The loose sand was taxing and forced us off our bikes several times, slowing our momentum.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxing
Adjective
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Inmates challenging execution methods must suggest an alternative method.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Cognitive skills generally improve with deliberate, focused and progressively more challenging training.—
Supreet Kaur,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Presenting what must be some of the Riviera's most impressive views, every room of the hotel has access to 180-degree uninterrupted vistas of the Mediterranean sea and coastline stretching from Italy all the way along to the Principality and beyond.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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There was also a giant tree stretching across Laflin Street about a block from the scene of the fire, after being felled by the storms on Wednesday.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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The formula is more demanding than most people realize, and the research behind it suggests close friendships may matter more for long-term health than almost anything else.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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Why do humanoids still struggle The problem is that battlefields are among the most demanding environments imaginable.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior, Harry Kane, Ousmane Dembélé, Jude Bellingham and others are trying to put their stamp on the tournament that takes place in the prime of their careers.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Hurt gave up two more hits, recording his only out when Jake Mangum was thrown out trying to steal third.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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The verdict was delivered amid difficult personal circumstances for Mette-Marit, Hoiby’s mother, who needs a lung transplant for pulmonary fibrosis.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Otherwise, those prospects start becoming large contracts that stand more difficult to move or aggregate.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Verb
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In the constituency’s main town of Ashton-in-Makerfield, 200 miles (320 kilometers) northwest of London, some voters echo Reform claims that recent arrivals are straining housing and public services.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Either way, the machine is straining.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Trump is pushing France to nix a 3% tech levy on revenue from large digital services that has been in place since 2019.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2026
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If their next outing doesn’t keep carefully evolving, they can get branded a one-trick pony, but pushing the envelope too far can alienate day-one fans.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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After testing dozens of brands, Kari Traa’s snuggly styles are my absolute favorite.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Dec. 2025
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In December 2022, Johnson enrolled in an early-stage clinical trial at the Cleveland Clinic that is testing a novel vaccine that researchers hope could stop triple-negative breast cancer recurrences and, in some women, stop the cancer from developing in the first place.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Taxing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxing. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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