as in charged
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 imposed
The judge also sentenced him to five years of supervised release and imposed a $500,000 fine against him — the maximum fine allowable.
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Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
Last year, China imposed several restrictions on the export of rare earth materials.
—Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2026
Iranians were able to place some international phone calls Tuesday for the first time since authorities imposed a sweeping communications shutdown amid a violent crackdown on anti-government protests.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Faced with the public outcry, officials imposed fines against Pustilnikov and ordered facility staff to remove the patients.
—Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
An ongoing communications shutdown, which experts say is unprecedented in its scale, was imposed by authorities on Thursday and has mostly isolated the country from the outside world amid the deadly unrest.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Human rights groups say thousands of protesters may have been killed, though those figures cannot be independently verified amid an internet blackout imposed by the government.
—Nik Popli, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
The government imposed a five-year freeze on residential and commercial rents in the capital last year.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Florida had recently imposed term limits, and many senior House members were retiring.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imposed
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The prosecutor's office said a 16-year-old boy from Sayreville was arrested and charged with acts of juvenile delinquency which if committed by an adult would constitute murder, weapons charges and armed riot.—
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He was charged with first-degree murder but denied any involvement.—
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Collin County Jail The arrest comes one day after Ezeiruaku was told he was being fined $10,528 by the NFL for pulling the helmet off a New York Giants player after a skirmish during the Cowboys' loss to the Giants on January 4.—
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Also, the request asked Nwosuocha be fined $1,250 in case costs.—
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Advertisement Despite being appointed by Trump during his first term, Powell shares a contentious relationship with the President, who has often—and publicly—levied insults at him and called for his removal.—
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Trump had also levied threats against Colombia, but those have been toned down after the country’s president, Gustavo Petro, had a productive phone call with Trump and is set to visit the White House this week.—
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Byrne's team assessed the potential for tectonic activity on Europa's seafloor with a new model that factored in stresses from gravitational tides incurred by Jupiter, the long-term contraction of the moon as its interior gradually cools and the convection of heat energy through the mantle.—
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It is thought the United States was notified before its first use in late 2024, to ensure it was not mistakenly assessed to be a nuclear launch.—
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Gonzales said the situation in Minneapolis, with protesters attempting to interfere in federal immigration operations, has put the United States in an inflection point.—
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Ford expects to put the first few laps on its new Le Mans challenger in Q3, several months before the team’s maiden race in Qatar in March 2027.—
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“Imposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imposed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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