Thesaurus results for TOLLS

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noun

plural of toll

as in expenses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of toll

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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Noun

He was also associated with the rehabilitation of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, the end of two-way tolls on toll facilities, including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the early development of the platform for electronic toll collection on Maryland’s highways and bridges. — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026

Verb

Despite being published nearly fifty years later, Love Days tolls the same alarm bells as The Story of Avis. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 In the final scene of the season 1 finale, the church bell tolls eight times — meaning that the town is now demanding eight sacrifices to honor the centuries-old pact. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 The video’s moodiness subtly underscores the fact that the lion’s share of these tracks are built on one muffled breakbeat, which tolls like clockwork across the LP. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026 As the car carrying him departed the police station, a photographer captured another indelible image, of the former Prince slumped in the back seat, wide-eyed and slack-jawed—the boy for whom the chimes once pealed looking very much like a man for whom the bell now tolls. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Non-interest expenses came in below expectations, which is encouraging, but the $112 million beat versus the FactSet consensus didn't make up for all of the top-line softness.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
The complaint accuses Love Renaissance of improperly diverting money from Walker’s touring, recording, marketing, and merchandising budgets, while charging excessive company expenses to those accounts in bad faith.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of expenses

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Kalshi, represented by the attorney who convinced justices to strike down Trumpâ€™s tariffs, recently requested a month-long extension from the court.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The Section 232 tariffs—which are too complicated to detail here—should help First Solar raise solar module prices and boost earnings.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of tariffs

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Canada has responded with reciprocal bans and its own import levies, and the back-and-forth could raise prices for Alaska consumers.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The White House has vowed to push forward with levies through alternative measures, and products imported from many countries now often face tariffs of about 10%.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of levies

Verb

That chimes with the European Central Bank's ambition of a single banking jurisdiction, with capital and liquidity able to move freely within cross-border groups and depositors enjoying equal protection.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Galeotti explains that in a weaponized world, there is permanent chaos and constant battles, something that chimes with what is unfolding at the World Cup.

— Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Definition of chimes

Noun

Lazio’s deal with Polymarket, which is unlicensed by Italy’s customs, excises and monopolies agency, is compliant under the same criteria.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Yet his progressive tax proposals sat atop a federal revenue system that was still heavily dependent on excises.

— Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of excises

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But only a handful of these tributes mention Robin’s profound influence on Sylvia Plath’s legacy, one which in turn dramatically affected Robin’s life and career.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
There’s not much one can add to the all the fitting tributes flowing forth for former Yale football coach Tony Reno, who died Friday at age 52.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of tributes

Noun

These impositions are gradual and incredibly well-meaning, although even their medicinal intentions come laced with the word of a foreign lord and savior, whose crucifixes and tales of forgiveness are at odds with the local rituals.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Then we will be prepared, no matter how temptations may come, not to get inflamed by impositions, insults, and offenses that speak to the opposite belief in some other presence or power.

— Mark Swinney, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

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