as in to levy
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
that state now imposes a fine for text messaging while driving
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Recent Examples of impose
Israel has since imposed a full blockade, leading to fears of starvation in Gaza.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The commander-in-chief imposed a 25-percent tariff on goods coming from Mexico and Canada, along with a 10-percent levy on Chinese goods.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
However, the committee's growth target is all but impossible under the president's threatened and imposed tariffs, foreign retaliation, and immigration restrictions.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Tariffs are taxes imposed by one country on goods or services that come from another country.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The commander-in-chief imposed a 25-percent tariff on goods coming from Mexico and Canada, along with a 10-percent levy on Chinese goods.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
However, the committee's growth target is all but impossible under the president's threatened and imposed tariffs, foreign retaliation, and immigration restrictions.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Tariffs are taxes imposed by one country on goods or services that come from another country.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impose
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However, by Wednesday, Trump temporarily paused most tariffs while increasing tariffs against Chinese goods by 125 percent on top of the 20 percent duty levied against the world’s second largest economy earlier this year.—
Rachel Scully,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
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As per the bulletin, semiconductors also seem to be excluded from the basic 10% tariff levied on most of the US' trading partners.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
12 Apr. 2025
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James River Phillips, 20, was arrested Thursday by the FBI Cincinnati Field Office’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and charged with possession of an unregistered gun and possession of a destructive device.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Keep your access fully charged for just $2.50 $1 per month for one year.—
Molly Taft,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
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He also was fined $75,000 for having a gun celebration after being told by the NBA not to do something like that again.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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A day after Morant again used his aiming-a-gun gesture to celebrate making 3-pointers, the Grizzlies’ star was fined $75,000 by the league Friday.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Scott Taylor, lead mechanical engineer for manufacturer Lockheed Martin, put the effort in perspective in a 2023 news release.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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Although the premium hospitality OVG Hospitality already provides in Las Vegas, Phoenix, London and Abu Dhabi resonated with the Lightning ownership, Granger said that a desire to put a local spin on Amalie’s food and beverage offerings helped win the bid.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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In December, 2021, the F.D.A. had lifted its requirement that mifepristone be prescribed in person; the number of virtual clinics, which assess a patient’s eligibility online or by phone, and mail out the medications, proliferated.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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For taxpayers who owe and do not pay by the due date, a separate failure-to-pay penalty of 0.5 percent per month is assessed.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Impose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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