as in levy
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
the state sales tax boosted the final cost of my new computer
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to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
your constant arguing is starting to tax my patience
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Recent Examples of tax
A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Georgia became the first state to suspend its motor fuel tax last month, with Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signing a 60-day suspension on the state's 33-cent-per-gallon gas tax and 37-cent-per-gallon diesel tax.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Under the amendment being floated in Springfield, income over $1 million would be taxed at 3%.
—Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Some of those refunds are attributed to the wrong tax year, too.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Georgia became the first state to suspend its motor fuel tax last month, with Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signing a 60-day suspension on the state's 33-cent-per-gallon gas tax and 37-cent-per-gallon diesel tax.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
The Illinois House of Representatives voted 78-32 Wednesday to let the Bears negotiate long-term property tax breaks for the site with local schools and other taxing bodies.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Under the amendment being floated in Springfield, income over $1 million would be taxed at 3%.
—Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tax
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The governor and mayor said the levy will raise about $500 million a year to help pay off the city's budget deficit.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Neighboring Malaysia has also expressed caution about plans to impose levies on the strait, though didn’t reject the idea outright.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That means by the time an indictment is returned, the factual narrative typically reflects a backward-looking account of conduct that may stretch over a decade.—
Andrew S. Boutros,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The candidates themselves must live within the district’s boundaries, which stretch across large portions of northwest and west-central Georgia and include parts of western metro Atlanta.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The demonstration also touched on various issues that Americans have been facing including the rising cost of food and gas due in part to tariffs, the war in Iran and immigration sweeps that experts have said contributed to a shortage of agricultural workers.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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China's official Xinhua News Agency said a shipment of 24 metric tons of apples from South Africa that cleared customs in Shenzhen in the early hours of Friday was the first batch of goods to enter under the new zero-tariff policy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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To avoid straining, and therefore hemorrhoids, people can prop their feet up on stools or even stacks of old magazines to create more of a squatting position than sitting on toilets typically creates, Qureshi said.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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The king’s nearly 30-minute speech, which yielded high attendance and support from lawmakers, came as trans-Atlantic relations have been strained by the war in Iran.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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This was followed by the imposition of periodic payments under threat.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The presidential couple suffered a dramatic fall from grace after Yoon’s martial law imposition in December 2024 led to his impeachment and eventually removal from office.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, Russia is trying to punish Ukraine on the battlefield.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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When Andrei Vasilevskiy tried to poke the puck away, Bolduc had moved so deep into the crease area that the puck went off him and into the net for his first career playoff goal.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Biological samples from inside the garage tested positive for blood, while the medical examiner noted the existence of blue plastic fragments in the garage, consistent with the inflatable pool.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the results do make the case that AI models need to be tested in a rigorous fashion, ideally through forward-looking trials that can give more certainty about how the technology ultimately impacts clinical practice.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2026
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Its prices are pushing up airfares, baggage fees and add-on charges.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Some lawmakers also want legislation that could push back on Selig’s offensive by affirming states’ authority to rein in the platforms.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tax. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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