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
Trump’s imposition of taxes on imports, his pausing some, imposing others and then relaxing many caused market turmoil.
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
The measure would impose more economic sanctions that include a 500% tariff on goods from countries that buy Russian oil in a bid to force Moscow to strike a peace deal.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
Pressure is also building from within Trump’s Republican base, with a number of congressmen – including Sens. Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham, and Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Don Bacon – urging the president to impose stringent sanctions on Russia.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Senate Republicans are seizing on President Trump's growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin to argue the time to impose fresh sanctions on Russia is now.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 27 May 2025
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
The measure would impose more economic sanctions that include a 500% tariff on goods from countries that buy Russian oil in a bid to force Moscow to strike a peace deal.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
Pressure is also building from within Trump’s Republican base, with a number of congressmen – including Sens. Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham, and Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Don Bacon – urging the president to impose stringent sanctions on Russia.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
Senate Republicans are seizing on President Trump's growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin to argue the time to impose fresh sanctions on Russia is now.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impose
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Currently, China has a 30% tariff level for goods coming into the U.S., which is reduced from the original 145% Trump levied.—
Isabel Danzis,
ABC News,
1 June 2025
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The ruling affects the reciprocal tariffs Trump levied against more than 180 countries and territories, as well as the tariffs levied against Canada, Mexico and China related to drug trafficking.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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What was Steven Pankey charged with? Pankey was indicted by a grand jury in October 2020 on charges of murder, kidnapping and crimes of violence.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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In California, a 15-year-old charged with murder must be tried in juvenile court.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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In 2021, the NFL fined the Washington Commanders $10 million and removed Dan Snyder from day-to-day operations after a toxic workplace culture came to light.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
31 May 2025
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The company was fined $18 million, issued a cease and desist order and directed to restore areas that saw environmental damage.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Trump was given 10 days to put the injunction into effect, per the order accompanying the ruling.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Moira puts Morck in charge of the initiative, sending him down to a glorified bathroom in a subbasement, providing no additional resources and moving the budget into other underserved departments.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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Virginia Canter, a former government ethics lawyer, said executive branch employees who don’t have nonpublic information and want to trade stock should consult with ethics officials before doing so, thereby allowing an independent third party to assess their actions.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
22 May 2025
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In the study, sponsored by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, researchers developed a new scorecard to assess the urgency of local caregiving needs.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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“Impose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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