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Recent Examples of overhead
Alana Wise, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
There are plenty of ways to make the most of your landscape, from cozy firepits to sit-and-stay-awhile benches to garden beds and twinkly string lights overhead.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Then the lender gives the borrower an overhead haircut.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
Tina Reed, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Our cod wrangling and cliff ogling was interrupted a moment later by a formidable shape winging overhead, followed by a loud splash.
—Caroline Van Hemert, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Adverb
This week, the Lyrid meteor shower has taken over the night sky, casting shooting stars and fireballs darting overhead.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
There are plenty of ways to make the most of your landscape, from cozy firepits to sit-and-stay-awhile benches to garden beds and twinkly string lights overhead.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
In fact, read any news report of a flight diversion, and chances are there's a thoughtless passenger behind it – someone who didn't want to share the overhead bin space, insisted on jamming their seat all the way back, or didn't want to wait to use the bathroom.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Then the lender gives the borrower an overhead haircut.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
Universities have said funding for indirect costs, such as for overhead, are crucial for conducting research itself.
—Tina Reed, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Our cod wrangling and cliff ogling was interrupted a moment later by a formidable shape winging overhead, followed by a loud splash.
—Caroline Van Hemert, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhead
Adverb
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The flight upward for LaCombe, 23, hasn’t always been smooth.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Glide it gently but firmly along your legs, downward over your torso, upward on your arms, and down your neck—this pattern is thought to move fluid toward your lymph nodes to promote drainage.—
Allure,
Allure,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But that price and the CPI cost of eggs overall, which was up 5.9% in March, may not accurately reflect the drop in wholesale prices that started in the middle of the month.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Officials steer the economy by calibrating the benchmark interest rate on which bank loans and mortgages, among other debt, are based. Corporations and consumers, in general, like low interest rates because the cost of borrowing is cheaper.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision said its first quarter swung to a profit as the company reduced expenses and saw its streaming business gain traction, even as key areas of revenue experienced declines.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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The drop in expenses, the company said, was primarily due to lower sports programming costs at Peacock and its domestic television networks.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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As mentioned above, Heinberg serves as showrunner and executive produces the series alongside David S. Goyer and Gaiman.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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Watch the sneak peek above, then hit the comments with your thoughts on the name drop!—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Oilers’ biggest outlay of cap dollars over the summer free agency was spent on Arvidsson, with some fans unhappy with what is seen as an older player added and a younger player (Holloway) lost.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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In addition to the principal and interest, the program estimates private mortgage insurance (PMI), property taxes and homeowners insurance to give you a clearer picture of what your monthly outlay will be.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Once aloft, each individual molecule of dimethyl sulfide lasts only hours or, at most, about a day before it is destroyed in reactions that are triggered by exposure to sunlight and various atmospheric compounds.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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Her speed keeps the plot aloft and, yes, covers some occasional thinness, in the manner of a comedy comb-over.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The new rule wouldn’t apply to one-time or emergency spending, and certain expenditures would be excluded from the cap.—
Nolan McKendry | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2025
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In 2024 alone, Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta spent over $250 billion in capital expenditures — much of it directed at embedding AI and security across their platforms.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The days of busting your back at 100 PSI are over, gang.—
Chris Cona,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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After President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders to reduce crime on his first day in office, one expert with nearly three decades of law enforcement experience said the days of police vilification are over.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Overhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhead. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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