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as in drafted
to pick especially for required military service
unprepared for war, the government was forced to levy young citizens on a scale that was unprecedented in its history
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as in imposed
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the baseball commissioner levied a fine against every player involved in the fracas
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Recent Examples of levied
These complaints mirror accusations levied against J-1 employers across the country.
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Leaders have cited concerns about costs, a one-cent sales tax levied in each of DART’s 13 member cities, the agency’s governance structure and the quality of services in their decisions to call withdrawal elections.
—Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 5 Jan. 2026
Many sales contracts are incorporating the standard Florida Realtors/Florida Bar Condominium Rider, which now stipulates sellers must disclose any special assessments to buyers, including those that are levied, pending, or listed in board meeting agendas/minutes within the past 12 months.
—Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
As of October, nine states levied no income tax at all, according to the Tax Foundation.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
The maximum punishment for the charges levied against Robinson includes the death penalty.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 29 Dec. 2025
Trump pleaded not guilty to all federal charges levied against him.
—Quinn Scanlan, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025
Police investigating Garner learned that the facility's owner, Nancy Minton, and its director, Jennyfer Lingbeck, knew of multiple abuse allegations levied against Garner over the past year but never contacted law enforcement or the Department of Child Services.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 23 Dec. 2025
Stern first signed with Sirius in 2004 (prior to its merger with XM), in part to be free of oversight by the FCC, which had levied millions of dollars in fines on terrestrial radio stations that carried his show for alleged indecency.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for levied
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But where and if you get drafted — that only gets you so far.—
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The Chiefs drafted Rice in 2023.—
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Most Gazans who had come of age or graduated from university in 2006 when Israel’s blockade was imposed were in 2023 reaching the second half of their thirties without ever having had a job, despite their impressive educational achievements.—
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Overall, a third — 550,000 pounds — of the total teak the company imported in the past three years can be traced to Myanmar and entered the United States after the sanctions were imposed, according to the Herald’s analysis of records associated with the consignments’ bills of lading.—
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Upon arrival, officers found the injured man and woman, and the officers applied a tourniquet and recruited help from emergency medical personnel, per the release from PPB.—
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To help fill the gap, the research team relied on data from 27,670 adults in Sweden recruited to provide dietary data between 1991 and 1996.—
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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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The Cardinals fined the coach $100,000 for his actions.—
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Bayron-Velez also was fined, charged Florida Department of Health case costs and assigned a continuing medical education course.—
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“Levied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levied. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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