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overtax

verb as in abuse

verb as in overcharge

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Venable distills his situation into a scene, which he then overtaxes into a full-scale play.

Supporters of reducing reliance on imported sources say pumping less water would bring environmental benefits for overtaxed ecosystems.

We make the assumption that L.A. is so special, that everybody wants to be here, so we can overtax and over-regulate them.

Finally, the resistance is not being waged only by the small, under-resourced, and overtaxed yet committed group of activists who have been sounding the alarm and fighting the fight in lonely trenches for years.

From Salon

Still, much uncertainty loomed, with the manager remaining wary of overtaxing his bullpen for a potential Game 7 — while also not wanting to squander a chance to end the series in six.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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