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 tolls
Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolls
Noun
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Trump’s tariffs added $1,000 in tax expenses for the average US household in 2025, according to the conservative-leaning Tax Foundation.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jones’ salary and business expenses totaled more than $607,000, which put him above the presidents of the biggest unions in the country.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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However, when considering the Chinese Communist Party’s national-level Military-Civil Fusion strategy, this restriction rings hollow.—
Jim Costa,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Leeds fans will have seen this dozens of times over the years, when a manager rings the changes in the cup and the resulting performance is off-colour.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturda y about additional tariffs, too.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2026
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Trump has imposed sweeping sanctions that not only uphold fuel embargoes but also implement tariffs against foreign governments supplying oil to the island.—
Maydeen Merino,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Feb. 2026
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The strategy is to take Laporte’s original vision and extrude from that what is contemporary and chimes with today’s younger generations.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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Special taxes — levies earmarked for a specific purpose — need two-thirds of the vote.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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But that would take several months in some cases, with some levies offering a more limited shelf life.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 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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Following the outpouring of tributes from celebrities and fans after Rob and Michele's deaths, their other two children, Jake and Romy, spoke out through a statement to People, thanking everyone for their kind words.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Following news of Dane’s death, tributes poured out online from his closest collaborators.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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Stansted Airport has said that private aircraft operations are conducted through separate independent terminals, while immigration and customs checks are handled by Border Force, a law enforcement command within the UK Home Office.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The union of these two worlds has created a unique garden that revisits this culture and these ancestral Japanese customs with the flowers so dear to Monsieur Dior.—
Kelly Wetherille,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Tolls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tolls. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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