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
The president said on Monday that the U.S. will impose 100% tariffs on countries that engage in trade with Russia if there is no peace deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 July 2025
On Saturday, President Donald Trump said the U.S. will impose 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 July 2025
The economic loss causes promising start ups to shut down, delays innovation, creates lengthy legal quagmires, and imposes higher prices for consumers.
—John L. Mica, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
The state also referenced the heavy toll a monthslong trial could impose on the families as well as the possibility of lengthy appeals even if Kohberger were to be convicted and sentenced to death, according to the letter reviewed by ABC News.
—Kayna Whitworth, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 July 2025
On Saturday, President Donald Trump said the U.S. will impose 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 July 2025
The economic loss causes promising start ups to shut down, delays innovation, creates lengthy legal quagmires, and imposes higher prices for consumers.
—John L. Mica, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
The state also referenced the heavy toll a monthslong trial could impose on the families as well as the possibility of lengthy appeals even if Kohberger were to be convicted and sentenced to death, according to the letter reviewed by ABC News.
—Kayna Whitworth, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impose
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His administration also cited national security concerns for levying a tariff on copper.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
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Two Republican senators and a broad bipartisan coalition of funders and nonprofits prevented a 600% increase in taxes levied on the endowments of the largest private foundations as part of President Donald Trump’s tax and spending legislation.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 July 2025
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The woman's debit card was charged $31.72 and then $141.31 and then $89.95 for this order.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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Both agreements call for 19% tariffs on goods the US imports from the two countries, paid by American businesses, while American goods shipped there won’t be charged a tariff.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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He was fined four more times in 2012 and 2013, then suspended again in 2014 for stepping on Aaron Rodgers’ calf, which was later reversed into another fine.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Several days later, while her husband was still in the hospital, the woman was fined $1,000 for violating the restriction, the state’s parks agency said.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
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But the 2025 grades put Brookshire Elementary School in Winter Park in an uncomfortable spotlight.—
Zoey Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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Cayley put her deposit down in February and traveled to Turkey in May.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Saudi Arabia's flagship urban development, The Line, entered a critical phase of evaluation this week, as the kingdom's Public Investment Fund (PIF) engaged external consulting firms to assess the feasibility of the megaproject.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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The National Hurricane Center continued Sunday to assess a tropical wave moving across the Atlantic with a chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 July 2025
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“Impose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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