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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Reports from several Bangladeshi news sources say that the country is prepared to offer the U.S. generous terms—a total zeroing out of duties on hundreds of U.S.-made products, to be exact—in order to placate President Donald Trump, who levied 37-percent tariffs on Bangladesh on April 2.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
21 May 2025
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Both have no shortage of accusations to levy against the other, though all remains speculative at this point.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
20 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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The actor was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter before the charges were dropped, then was charged again in January 2024.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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Critics suggested that Johnson timed the announcement to distract from the fact that he’d just been fined for attending a party in defiance of his own COVID restrictions, though the policy had been months in the making.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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In at least two other states, Musk’s companies have run afoul of regulators and have been cited or fined for allegedly breaking environmental rules — Tesla in California, and SpaceX and The Boring Co. in Texas.—
Stephanie Gosk,
NBC news,
15 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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Unlike mutual funds, private equity offers little transparency, and retail investors may struggle to assess true value.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes.com,
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 2 Jun. 2025.
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