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Recent Examples of retroactive
The tax proposals will make tax planning hard for a couple of reasons: both the fate of, and the final bill, are still pending and some proposals are retroactive to January 1, 2025, while others are effective in 2026 or future years.
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 May 2025
The draft bill states that domestic R&E is fully deductible for expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024 (but full expensing is not retroactive to earlier years, as many thought might happen).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The Cubs are optimistic Happ will only miss the minimum 10 days on the IL, a move that was retroactive to Saturday, because of the oblique strain.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
All three provisions would be retroactive to the beginning of this year.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
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Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 May 2025
The draft bill states that domestic R&E is fully deductible for expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024 (but full expensing is not retroactive to earlier years, as many thought might happen).
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The Cubs are optimistic Happ will only miss the minimum 10 days on the IL, a move that was retroactive to Saturday, because of the oblique strain.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
All three provisions would be retroactive to the beginning of this year.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retroactive
Adjective
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The second factor is whether voters are ultimately more motivated by retrospective or prospective judgments.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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The retrospective, co-curated by Malloy and curator Galina Mardilovich, is the first exhibition that Malloy, a rising star in the museum scene, developed for the Smart after becoming director in 2022.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Superintelligence is the point at which AI intelligence passes human intelligence in general cognitive and analytic functions.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Simulator technology will provide video and analytic feedback, per Clubhouse540’s website.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The film is quite handsome, full of woodsy earth tones and dark clothing, without any bright colors to get in the way of the meditative gloom.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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Sentimental Value is a film that sneaks up on you, more meditative than maybe expected but also one that will not leave your mind so easily.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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The city of Alameda, Calif., halted an experiment to spray sea-salt particles skyward to make clouds more reflective.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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For far too long, hearing folks have co-opted and told our stories, and 100% of them are not reflective of our experiences.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
19 May 2025
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At The Donum Estate, Oracle has found not just a physical home, but a spiritual one—a place where Biggers’ layered histories, material choices, and contemplative intentions converge into a singular, powerful experience.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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This stimulates your mind in a serious, contemplative way.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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Anderson proves worthy of some knockout emotional moments, Jamie Lee Curtis shines as a feisty cocktail waitress, and Dave Bautista steals scenes as the show's pensive stage manager.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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For a few seconds, save for a piano playing a few pensive notes, there was silence.—
Edwin Goei,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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Even with Bailey singing her lovestruck heart out, Rob Marshall's redo doesn't make the same refreshing splash as the 1989 animated classic but gets points for trying with a more logical narrative.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Therefore, the logical starting point might be to first to prop this thing at least back up to respectability.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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“Retroactive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retroactive. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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