as in rings
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 Synonyms for tolls
Noun
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Seymour said the fundraiser’s original goal has already been consumed by travel costs alone and warned that future expenses — including therapy — remain unknown.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026 -
The most substantial category where OU reported more expenses than Texas was overhead and administrative expenses, which cost the Sooners about $45 million more than the Longhorns.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Applause rings out, cheers and whoops are abundant.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Payton’s perception of him then rings true in the present.—
Trevor Woods,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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That has certainly been the case for some consumers, battered by inflation, tariffs and high borrowing costs that have sparked an affordability crisis.—
Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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Trump on Thursday signed an executive order threatening to impose the tariffs.—
Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The imagery of the song chimes with some of Bowie’s deepest spiritual preoccupations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The latest research from the American Action Forum chimes with concerns across both the public and private sectors.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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On that score, Reilly promised not to raise the county’s base property tax levies, as Preckwinkle to her credit has done over her 15 years in the job.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Private copying levies exist because hardware only has value if intellectual property exists to fill it.—
Shain Shapiro,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Higher Ed Excise Taxes In most parts of [America], excises must be confined within a narrow compass.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There will also be musical tributes to honor those who died in 2025.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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The event, which has featured honorees including Dolly Parton and Jon Bon Jovi in recent years, typically plays as a marathon of tributes to the artist at hand.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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This includes cultivating ties with national leaders, engaging local officials such as customs and immigration officers and securing contracts through regional development banks in order to place Chinese companies and personnel on the ground.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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But that strange mix of nostalgia and ridicule Shlesinger’s script shows for certain Texas customs (big hair, oversize pickup trucks and bladder-challenging beverage containers)?—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Tolls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolls. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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