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Recent Examples of overpriced
Kennedy French, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Remember, this is an overpriced housing market that needs some discounting.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
And the rest of our food was tasty, if a little overpriced.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2026
Last year's 16e felt a little overpriced without features like MagSafe.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
So head to your local cinema and treat yourself to a bucket of overpriced popcorn and a comically large soda.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Six Flags America and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay were rated the most overpriced, while national parks dominated the best-value rankings.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
Holland pronounced the Grove overbuilt and overpriced.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Machines have infinite time and patience to optimize costs, plan itineraries, recalibrate portfolios and eliminate overpriced subscriptions.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
At Free Eden, a Dallas mall boutique, four young women sell overpriced clothes, burn sage and run a secret after-hours coven.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Remember, this is an overpriced housing market that needs some discounting.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
And the rest of our food was tasty, if a little overpriced.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2026
Last year's 16e felt a little overpriced without features like MagSafe.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
So head to your local cinema and treat yourself to a bucket of overpriced popcorn and a comically large soda.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Six Flags America and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay were rated the most overpriced, while national parks dominated the best-value rankings.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
Holland pronounced the Grove overbuilt and overpriced.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Machines have infinite time and patience to optimize costs, plan itineraries, recalibrate portfolios and eliminate overpriced subscriptions.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpriced
Adjective
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Were there various reasons for cancellation or has Hawaii become too expensive?—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Dinner was a delicate salad that Joan had made from thirty-seven dollars’ worth of farmers’-market produce, and a fresh pasta from an extraordinarily expensive local business that the residents of the Lower Haight enthusiastically supported.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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It is used to determine if a stock is overvalued or undervalued compared to peers, industries, or even historical performance.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Some, such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, reject the notion that their companies are overvalued.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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However, a look at Meta’s free cash flow shows why investors are souring on exorbitant AI spending.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Another problem was that the Blackbird had extreme maintenance requirements and exorbitant operating costs, and was extremely difficult to upgrade.—
David Szondy
March 29,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Critics on social media starting suggesting that maybe Messi’s 2026 team was overrated.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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The schematic advantage might also be overrated.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Struggling homeowners who used the program to skip some mortgage payments suddenly had to pay those payments back all at once — an unaffordable burden for many of them.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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Housing, food, utility, health care, and education costs are climbing to a level deemed unaffordable by as much as 80% of Americans.—
Jacob Walthour,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The distress the Sussexes caused the Queen in the last years of her life cannot be overestimated.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Vendors don’t typically overspend on travel expenses because, in most cases, those costs are overestimated to prevent such a scenario, Carpenter said.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Adding to this, insurance costs could become prohibitive enough to close the route in practical terms.—
Flavio Macau,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Renting rooms in Edinburgh in August is extremely cost prohibitive and has risen exponentially of late, turning people off from attending the fest in recent years.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Others demand inflated rents and deposits that few can afford.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cox expects gas prices will need to be inflated for six months or more for any notable increase in consumer buying habits for EVs, officials said during a call on March 25.—
Sam Meredith,Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Overpriced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpriced. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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