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toll

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verb

as in to ring
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates let the church bells joyously toll on this most happy occasion

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Recent Examples of toll
Noun
The government's national toll of at least 265 dead and 500 missing lags far behind counts from local authorities, while an independent database lists over 4,100 as unaccounted for. ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 But all of this screentime—and mouse use—can take a toll on his body. Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
At twilight, the bell began to toll again, erratic, like a spoon pinging the side of a coffee cup. Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 Bells tolled through the misty Alpine mountain valley as hundreds of priests walked two by two to the altar under a tent to start the service and then again at the end. Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for toll
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toll
Noun
  • Every case has a value, which is determined by the likely amount of recovery or exposure as adjusted by the likely chance or winning or losing ― plus the attorney fees, expenses and costs to get the case over the finish line.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This is Texas's first year using $1 billion of taxpayer money to fund private school expenses for eligible families who applied to the program.
    Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • According to the Financial Times, the Wall Street bank boss used the conversation to lobby the British government against creating a more hostile tax environment for banks.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Elisabeth Wright Burak, a policy researcher at Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, said Trump’s tax-and-spending law is stifling the momentum states had been gaining with maternal care since 2022.
    Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Even as the 2024-25 season hoved into view, the phone failed to ring, prompting James to wonder if this really was it for a senior career that, up to then, had been spent exclusively in the top two divisions of the English game.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • About 100 people were gathered near Ooh La La Lounge and Bar when the shots rang out, according to News 12 Brooklyn.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Low labor costs, a large French-speaking workforce and relatively weak unions have made Morocco an attractive outsourcing destination for international companies, particularly French firms seeking to reduce costs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The additional pension costs imposed by AB 1383 would leave cities with less money for staffing, salaries, and other public services or require significant tax increases.
    Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Soaring temperatures are forcing drastic measures in Europe, where successive heatwaves are straining an economy already under pressure from US tariffs, Chinese competition and higher energy prices because of the Iran war.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Warnock voted for it after receiving assurances of guardrails on a new tariff policy.
    Adam Beam, AJC.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • So much so that updates about them often came in the form of birthday tributes from both Coigney and Mark.
    Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The track’s tribute was among the highlights of a homecoming weekend for Hamlin, who grew up about 20 minutes from the track.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The data center will still pay traditional property tax, as well as the business personal property tax to other taxing entities.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • That budget will include any incoming property tax increases for the year ahead.
    Sofi Zeman August 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • If an asset holder instead wants to flip an asset by holding it for less than a year, the logic is that the holder should pay the ordinary income tax rate, which is 37% for taxable income over $640,600 (or over $768,700 for married couples).
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In the United Kingdom and Germany, top individual income tax rates reach 45% and 42%, respectively, with additional surcharges potentially applying in certain circumstances.
    Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toll. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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