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as in stung
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
I think that store may have overcharged us for the shoes, which were supposed to be on sale
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as in overloaded
to fill or load to excess
overcharged his thesis with long, fancy words
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Recent Examples of overcharged
Cobalt supply chains are plagued by unethical mining practices in remote regions worldwide, and the material itself poses a notable safety hazard due to its tendency to catch fire or short-circuit when overcharged.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
What follows is less about whether you are being overcharged and more about who, exactly, is deciding your number.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2026
The risk comes when a battery is crushed, overcharged or overheated.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
The tenants estimated that they were overcharged by $50,000 to $100,000.
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Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2026
The jury found that fans were overcharged for tickets as a direct result of this monopoly, paying higher fees for their tickets.
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Letitia James,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, a New York federal jury found that Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally operated as a monopoly and overcharged fans.
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Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
If consumers were to get overcharged, the measure would require insurance companies to issue a rebate.
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Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
The jury did find that Ticketmaster overcharged customers by a little less than $2, which … looking at my bank account doesn’t exactly seem quite right, but that’s probably an average.
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Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
What follows is less about whether you are being overcharged and more about who, exactly, is deciding your number.
—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2026
The risk comes when a battery is crushed, overcharged or overheated.
—
ABC News,
3 June 2026
The tenants estimated that they were overcharged by $50,000 to $100,000.
—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2026
The jury found that fans were overcharged for tickets as a direct result of this monopoly, paying higher fees for their tickets.
—
Letitia James,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, a New York federal jury found that Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally operated as a monopoly and overcharged fans.
—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
If consumers were to get overcharged, the measure would require insurance companies to issue a rebate.
—
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
The jury did find that Ticketmaster overcharged customers by a little less than $2, which … looking at my bank account doesn’t exactly seem quite right, but that’s probably an average.
—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overcharged
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Democrats are still stung by Rogan’s nearly three-hour Trump interview in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign.
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Having dominated most of his players in table tennis over the years, Gadowsky is still stung after meeting his match.
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Swollen or tender nodes at the neck, armpits or groin signal that the body’s filtration sites are overloaded or actively fighting something, per Cleveland Clinic.
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His knack of finding the ball in the right place at the right time in the opposition box has already yielded two goals, and Marcelo Bielsa’s team are not exactly overloaded with reliable goalscorers.
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The bullets shattered nine panes of glass, their wooden framework gouged by bullet fragments.
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Nobody likes being price gouged, whether at the gas pump, ticket purchase, or a rideshare.
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During the last homestand, the day after the bottom of the order struck out consecutively with the bases loaded in what became a walk-off win against the Baltimore Orioles, Roberts called over Ryan Ward and Alex Freeland in the dugout during batting practice.
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Detroit, though, loaded the bases with one out in the third on a walk, Altuve's fielding error and a hit batter.
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Domestic flights will also get surcharged.
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But those customs brokers are overburdened now with such requests, and many have told their clients to create their own accounts and pursue the refunds themselves.
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Already, the department is overburdened, leaving the responsibility for handling many attacks by wolves and other predators to local law enforcement, said David Bess, a retired chief of CDFW’s enforcement division.
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Revote to be held in Hempstead Candidate Caprice Rines said she and the two others vying for the seat have been cheated.
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The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher.
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The former four-classroom building, now comprised of 11 upscale suites, provides guests with a complimentary three-course breakfast each morning, which includes French toast stuffed with cream cheese.
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There were 68,827-plus souls — a fire hazard of a sellout — stuffed into the concrete oven temporarily known as Levi’s Stadium.
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“Overcharged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcharged. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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