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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpriced
Adjective
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But will Cabernet Franc ever replace the powerful and very lucrative hold that Cabernet Sauvignon has on Napa Valley, with some of the most expensive and collectible wines in America comprised of Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa?—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025 -
And now, despite not having a significant air force, Ukraine has succeeded in destroying at least a dozen expensive and hard to replace strategic bombers deep inside Russia.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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The lack of clarity could leave UniCredit exposed to exorbitant penalties of around 20 billion euros, Orcel noted — casting a shadow over the appeal of the Banco BPM pursuit.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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Virtually the entirety of Musk’s worth is paper wealth, coming from his roughly 12% ownership stake in Tesla, which has an exorbitant valuation, trading at over 100x price to earnings.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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This means Europeans are effectively being forced to buy EVs as internal combustion engine vehicles become unaffordable because of the cost of cutting CO2 emissions to zero.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Throughout Maryland — especially in rural and working-class communities — families struggle with housing that is unaffordable, utility bills that keep climbing and jobs that may not be there tomorrow.—
Christine Lightfoot,
Baltimore Sun,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Prepare for the world’s biggest bounce house to be inflated in the Sacramento area this weekend.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Mar. 2025
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Its workers routinely inflated the results to scare their bosses.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Many boarding schools already charge tuition fees between $600 and $800, prohibitive for the working class in a country where most civil servants make less than a $300 per month.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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However, these tests must be done in medical settings, which can be prohibitive and expensive.—
Jennifer Steinhoff,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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It’s been hard to miss the military tanks rolling by on flatbed trucks around Eckington, Bloomingdale, and Shaw, heading past the city’s convention center to get in position for a pricey parade on Saturday ordered by President Donald Trump.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
11 June 2025
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Zombie series in these settings are still going to be pricey, and so AMC certainly has that to consider.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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The rapidly dropping cost of inference means that use cases that are uneconomic today may not be six to 12 months in the future.—
Jeffrey Hammond,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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High level indicators of risk include goods being received from unusually complex or apparently uneconomic supply routes, for example, regular supplies of UK produced goods that have been exported from the UK and then re-imported.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The vast majority of post commenters assured the OP that her feelings are completely valid and that her mother is being unreasonable.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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But leading the team to the Finals is not an unreasonable request.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
6 June 2025
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“Overpriced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpriced. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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