EXCISING Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

excising

verb

present participle of excise

as in taxing

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as in removing

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But few scientific studies have characterized the taxing conditions inside these workplaces.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Moreover, standing up a new back-office can be just as taxing and complex.

— Miki Kapoor, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of taxing

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About 50 employees signed off on an email to leadership expressing concerns and providing suggestions, such as evaluating clutter and removing items like pillows that are hotspots for the insects.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The Robin offers a little more structure and can even be transformed into a clutch by removing the adjustable strap.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of removing

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Behind its imposing wood and stone exterior, suites outfitted in pine furniture and crisp white linens read chalet-chic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Russia, traditionally one of the world’s large diesel exporters, has responded to the attacks by imposing a diesel export ban through at least the end of October.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of imposing

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The Falcon-Emirati model and related tools for speech recognition and extracting Arabic text from images and documents are relatively compact.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Over the past quarter century, foreign direct investment across sub-Saharan Africa has remained relatively flat—around two to three percent as a share of GDP—and most of it has gone to extracting oil, diamonds, and gold and other minerals.

— Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of extracting

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The committee said its investigation would continue as lawmakers consider legislation aimed at penalizing sanctuary jurisdictions and increasing cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
The terms of the injunction as ordered by the judge prevent the NCAA from penalizing Council or any program that elects to add him to the roster, the judge wrote.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of penalizing

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Smalls is accused of withdrawing over $17,000 in cash and sending money to herself via Cash App on several occasions, according to court documents obtained by WJZ.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
In addition to delaying missile shipments to Tokyo and withdrawing its aircraft carrier from the region, the United States has scaled back or canceled joint military exercises with South Korea.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of withdrawing

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Argentina’s new Agency for Citizenship by Investment Programs will be the government office in charge of assessing applications for the new passport scheme.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The airline said crews were assessing the aircraft and customers were being accommodated.

— Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of assessing

Verb

Zabransky was the first person to reach Rabb in the end zone, yanking him into the air for a bear hug.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026
There’s also an ending that revels in a form of catharsis — for the audience watching the play, not the movie — before yanking that, too, away.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of yanking

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