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 Trump administration on Monday said it was set to impose another 50 percent tariff on China, which would raise the duty on Chinese imports to 104 percent.
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Pharmaceutical stocks fell earlier on Wednesday on Trump’s comments a day earlier that doubled down on plans to impose pharmaceutical-specific tariffs.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Many artists challenge the boundaries imposed by the regime, each finding their own way to push against these restrictions.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
The suspension also does not extend to industry-specific tariffs that Trump imposed on steel, aluminum and auto imports.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Pharmaceutical stocks fell earlier on Wednesday on Trump’s comments a day earlier that doubled down on plans to impose pharmaceutical-specific tariffs.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Many artists challenge the boundaries imposed by the regime, each finding their own way to push against these restrictions.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
The suspension also does not extend to industry-specific tariffs that Trump imposed on steel, aluminum and auto imports.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impose
Verb
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Tariffs are primarily levied on imports, typically to protect industries in the country levying them.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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China is levied with a 34% rate, which is additional to the existing 20% duties on all Chinese imports to the United States, while the European Union gets 20%.—
Rachel Wilson,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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At the federal level, he has also been charged with murder and stalking.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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Miller was never charged with attempting to kill the then-presidential candidate.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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If the city fails to meet those conditions, the judge's order prohibits the city from citing, arresting or fining people for camping on public property.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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In October of 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation fined Lufthansa $4 million for its treatment of the passengers, the largest fine the agency has issued against an airline for civil-rights violations.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Quality control is highly inconsistent, and customer service can be…frustrating, to put it nicely.—
Francesca Krempa,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2025
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Plus, the act of putting a mask on in and of itself feels like peak self-care.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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Noland said the railroad is assessing fines as an incentive for the design/build contractor to finish its work as soon as possible.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Chelsea’s sale of their women’s team to themselves is still being assessed by the Premier League and will not count towards UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Impose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impose. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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