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Recent Examples of overhead
Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Venus and Saturn will appear in the southwest of the sky, Jupiter will appear overhead and Mars will rise in the east.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
Adrienne Jordan, Architectural Digest, 29 Jan. 2025
This spacious duffle does great as an overhead carry-on or stowed in his trunk for a weekend road trip.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Jan. 2025
April Rubin, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
But all month after dark, spectators can find Venus and Saturn in the southwest for the first couple of hours, while Jupiter shines brightly high overhead and Mars rises in the east.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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Adverb
This is my favorite of the Central Valley’s avian attractions, magnificent birds with a nearly 4-foot height and 6-foot wingspan that fly overhead in majestic, trumpeting flocks and gather in the wetland preserve and adjacent fields.
—Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Venus and Saturn will appear in the southwest of the sky, Jupiter will appear overhead and Mars will rise in the east.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Step outside onto the private terrace that features faux grass, graffiti lined columns, and overhead murals for a breath of fresh air and a dose of visual inspiration.
—Adrienne Jordan, Architectural Digest, 29 Jan. 2025
This spacious duffle does great as an overhead carry-on or stowed in his trunk for a weekend road trip.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
Between the lines: Children transferring from public to private schools take funds with them while public school overhead doesn't change for things likesalaries, benefits, building maintenance, utility costs, and transportation, per education professor Josh Cowen, who wrote a book about vouchers.
—April Rubin, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
But all month after dark, spectators can find Venus and Saturn in the southwest for the first couple of hours, while Jupiter shines brightly high overhead and Mars rises in the east.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhead
Adverb
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Fox has sold at least 10 of its Super Bowl commercial spots for upward of $8 million each, a person with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed to CNN.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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An astonishing number of civilians die of injury each year—upward of a hundred and fifty thousand in the U.S., and more than five million globally.—
Nicola Twilley,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These biosimilars on the market today are 85 percent lower cost than the brand drug, yet PBMs are blocking patient access to these lower cost biosimilars.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The tariffs would add a minimum of thousands of dollars to the cost of cars, according to experts.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Recent audits revealed that private school parents, and now voucher recipients, have used the funds for a slew of, at best, questionable expenses, including kayak lessons, horseback riding lessons, home gyms, televisions, and more.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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In addition to the permit fees, climbers must also pay for travel expenses, insurance, gear, supplies and professional guides, known as sherpas.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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With the barrage of headlines crossing the tape from our new administration, combined with the chop-fest described above, that’s enough to make any investor’s head spin, including this author.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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The changes included requiring a department member at the rank of lieutenant or above to be at the scene when the warrant is executed, and for each member of the team serving the warrant to wear body cameras.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But in the end, Wolves did not scrimp on spending, with a net outlay set to stand at £39m (when Lemina’s move goes through) to back the judgement of their recruitment team.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Government spending rises Government outlays increased 2.5%, down from 5.1% the previous quarter.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
30 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Many of the prisoners were held aloft by the crowd, some of them sharing deep embraces with people in the crowd.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
1 Feb. 2025
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In a harvested wheat field, a group of almost a dozen men line up to hold aloft a colorful dragon puppet.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ohio State University, which has led the nation in athletic department spending for the past six years, reported a total of $293 million in expenditures for the 2023-24 season, according to its latest NCAA financial disclosures.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Mega Meta investment Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday announced the company plans to invest around $60 billion to $65 billion in capital expenditures in 2025.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Democrats elected to go forward with an emergency meeting on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the order, warning that the saga is not over.—
Haisten Willis,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
29 Jan. 2025
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The good news of Peltier’s pardon means his long nightmare is finally over.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Overhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhead. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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