excised

verb

Definition of excisednext
past tense of excise
1
as in imposed

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2
as in removed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excised
  1. imposed
  2. removed
  3. assessed
  4. withdrew
  5. penalized
  6. levied
  7. put
  8. exacted
Verb
  • While some countries, such as the UK and Australia, have embraced the potential of gig economy platforms, many others have imposed stringent regulations and limited the integration of these platforms into local - and national - economies.
    London School of Economics, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Saudi Arabia freed him after more than a year but imposed an exit ban that keeps him from returning to his home in Boca Raton, near Miami.
    Joshua Goodman and Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of imposed
Verb
  • Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of removed
Verb
  • Key stat The Lightning were assessed nine penalties for a total of 37 minutes, and the Panthers were called for nine penalties for 26 minutes.
    Associated Pess, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The wharf will remain closed until further notice and its structural integrity is being assessed, officials said.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of assessed
Verb
  • In June, Musk withdrew the original complaint filed in a San Francisco state court and later refiled in federal court.
    Hayden Field, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Biden, the oldest sitting president at 82, withdrew from the race in July, as questions about his age and fitness for office surged following a disastrous CNN debate performance in June.
    Justin Gomez, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of withdrew
Verb
  • Additionally, the notion that Rocket Homes penalized real estate brokers or agents for helping clients compare rates and choose the best lender for them is also a lie.
    JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Gardner-Johnson, who’d already been penalized earlier for unsportsmanlike conduct, was again flagged when members of the Eagles defense and Commanders offense had a minor scuffle during a commercial break.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of penalized
Verb
  • Members of the far-right Proud Boys and Oath Keepers were charged with seditious conspiracy, the most severe charge levied by prosecutors.
    Robert Legare, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In making the case for income tax rate reduction, Speaker Smith notes how much higher South Carolina’s top marginal rate is than those levied by competing states.
    Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of levied
Verb
  • Readying For The Next Wave No doubt, there will be many who put and keep mediocre AI tools on the market.
    Peter Guagenti, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In a separate development, the news comes a day after Adams’ preliminary budget plan left off $112 million currently allocated for 3-K, a move that could put thousands of early childhood seats at risk of being eliminated by the summer.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of put
Verb
  • The second aspect that is overlooked is that Israeli systematic attacks against the Syrian Army in the past two or three years have exacted a heavy toll on the decision-making, on the infrastructure, on the morale, on the units, on the leadership.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
  • However, the nearly three years of Europe's largest land war since World War II have exacted a grim toll on both sides.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of exacted
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