overtax
verb (used with object)
to tax too heavily.
are overtaxing
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present progressiveof overtax.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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On both occasions, the science demonstrates that humans are overtaxing our oceans' ability to offset climate change.
From Salon ● May 9, 2024
In Detroit, they are overtaxing their supply of hyperbole to celebrate Verlander, who seems to be even more pumped up with a championship within smelling distance, Jon Paul Morosi writes on Foxsports.com.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2012
V. My dear Chamberlain, you are overtaxing your strength; you are doing yourself harm.
From Angels & Ministers by Laurence Housman
"You are overtaxing your strength; I can see that you are tired out."
From The Front Yard by Constance Fenimore Woolson
You had better go out," I said, "you are overtaxing that dilated heart of yours.
From Doctor Therne by Henry Rider Haggard
