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toll
noun as in fee
noun as in damage, deaths
Example Sentences
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a staggered reduction in flights at the start of November as the funding lapse began to take its toll on air-traffic controllers.
The death toll from floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia rose to 19 people, a rescue official said Thursday, with dozens still missing.
The Hong Kong government first announced that at least four people had been killed, but then the death toll rose dramatically to 13.
After his instant dance performance, a cha-cha to DNCE’s “Cake by the Ocean,” he acknowledged the toll the competition had taken.
But as tensions with Moscow eased and the substantial environmental toll wrought by the rare earth industry gained prominence, the United States gradually offshored capacity in the 1980s and 1990s.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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