excised

verb

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. extracted
  5. taxed
  6. withdrew
  7. penalized
  8. yanked
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  • The bill imposed new pre-enrollment verification requirements on people buying insurance through the ACA marketplace, and ended enhanced premium tax credits implemented during the pandemic that drove down premiums.
    — Jack Harvel October 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Then, Hamas took control of Gaza, Israel imposed a blockade, there were years of Hamas rocket fire into Israel and Israeli retaliation.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of imposed
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  • And immigration courts, which ultimately decide whether someone can be removed from the country, face more significant case backlogs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Acton has said that her stepfather repeatedly raped her as a pre-teenage girl and that her family lived in a tent at the time she was removed from their care.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of removed
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  • Trainers quickly made a circle around him and assessed the situation following the brutal injury, which below is quite graphic to look at as a fair warning.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • And what should that tell you about evaluating your cardiovascular health and making sure that symptoms are getting assessed and treated if needed.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of assessed
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  • Raw inputs are extracted from the periphery, refined and assembled in the metropole, and sold back at a markup.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In that moment, walking through room after room of marble and silk and silver, all of it extracted from illiterate workers in the fields and fishing boats on the horizon, the reasons for the Protestant Reformation became fully clear to me.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of extracted
Verb
  • Authorities said in July that income and gains from overseas trusts owned by Chinese tax residents would be taxed at 20%, setting off a scramble for cash and alternative structures.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • California billionaire wealth grew nearly threefold from 2022 to 2026, according to Times analysis of Forbes data collected by Boll and his colleagues, and much of that growth was not taxed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of taxed
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  • On Monday, Chinese manufacturer Kepuni Holdings withdrew plans for a Nasdaq listing that had been expected to raise $15 million.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • D’Agostini later withdrew his support, sought the appointment himself and announced plans to run for sheriff in 2028.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of withdrew
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  • Franklin, meanwhile, was not initially penalized following the play.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Despite the win, the Panthers were heavily penalized, recording the most penalty yards in a single game in franchise history.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of penalized
Verb
  • With the wheels threatening to come off, Rays manager Kevin Cash yanked Seymour and put in Kevin Kelly.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Ignoring that rule could get flood insurance coverage yanked for an entire community.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of yanked
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