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
Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
But achieving all this took its toll — and gave the movie’s first-time director a crash course in the ups and downs (mostly downs) of indie filmmaking.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
The crowd, filled with marching bands in town for a special Jubilee weekend, erupted in cheers and music as the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Verb
Asha Patton-Smith, MD, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Kaiser Permanente in Virginia, emphasizes paying attention to the emotional toll.
—Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
But achieving all this took its toll — and gave the movie’s first-time director a crash course in the ups and downs (mostly downs) of indie filmmaking.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Specifically, the law allows the Indiana Department of Transportation to submit a request to the Federal Highway Administration for a waiver to toll lanes on interstate highways.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
The crowd, filled with marching bands in town for a special Jubilee weekend, erupted in cheers and music as the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toll
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The coaching staff couldn’t stomach sitting them for more than five minutes, however, and the message rang hollow.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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By halftime, your ears are ringing and your patience is tested.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez reported the travel expense shortly after a one-day Salt Lake City rally with Sanders.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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For the tax year 2025, the standard mileage rate is 21 cents per mile driven for moving expenses.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The permit applications showed oil companies requested to flare or vent more than 195 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year, enough to power more than 3 million homes and generate millions of dollars of tax revenue had the gas been captured.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Both measures became state law after legislators tucked them into a 1,000-plus page tax bill approved by Walz.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Year-round book sales ended in 2025 due to stocking costs.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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The jury saw extensive emails between Donna and Wendi that showed how Donna pushed Wendi to pursue relocation to South Florida at any cost, including offering her ex-husband $1 million and taunting him with the possibility of converting their kids from Judaism to Catholicism.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Trump earlier this week said India had offered to cut its tariffs on American imports to zero, while complaining that the proposal had come too late in the negotiation.—
Priyanka Salve,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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According to one survey, about half of those age 61 and older are fearful of what changes in tariffs will do to their retirement savings or retirement income.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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In a June 2018 Instagram birthday tribute to the drummer, the 16 Wishes actress shared some details into their first date.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The biopic is the vulgar but necessary tribute inherently populist cinema pays to more traditional, higher-brow art.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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If some of that revenue were used for property tax relief … Detroit would still be a high property tax city.—
Malachi Barrett,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Doing so enables the developers to receive a property tax cut offered by Cook County.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Buying them en masse has essentially only been taking place since the 1920s—which is to say after the imposition of the Federal Reserve and the income tax in 1913.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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And much of the nearly $1 billion gain would be taxed at a lower capital gains rate, not the higher income tax rate.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Toll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toll. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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