as in to sting
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
since I had forgotten the sunscreen, I was forced to buy it from the concession stand at the beach—where they gouged me for it
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Recent Examples of gouge
Mike Dojc, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Finding Megalodon teeth with distinct serration gouges from another Megalodon’s bite is incredibly rare.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
David Hochman, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The duties will gouge Americans on cars, food, appliances, electronics, furniture, clothing and — well, nearly everything.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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Verb
Golf’s bomb-and-gouge era, where power hitters eschewed the traditional fairways-and-greens approach and instead clobbered their tee shots as far as possible before hacking a wedge from the rough to set up birdie chances, may be over.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Finding Megalodon teeth with distinct serration gouges from another Megalodon’s bite is incredibly rare.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
The reborn, unrecognizable, completely delicious Beethoven Market isn’t trying to gouge or dazzle or food-snob its way to success.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The duties will gouge Americans on cars, food, appliances, electronics, furniture, clothing and — well, nearly everything.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gouge
Verb
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The moment was emotional, personal, but despite the celebration, one thing stung him.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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In the meantime, the pain of the Elio process still stings for the creatives who saw the movie’s trajectory become something of a cautionary tale.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Black velvet bows were placed on the dress at the hollow of the Steinfeld's neck, at the center of her bust and torso, and the bottom of the dress had a daring center slit that hit her mid-thigh.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Then, my ears pick up the faintest rustle in the grass from the hollow.—
Helen Whybrow
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
Verb
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In 2011, Boeing was found to have been grossly overcharging the Army for spare helicopter parts; a four-cent metal pin, for example, was billed at $71.01.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Last year, as reported by Grocery Dive, Albertsons agreed to a $3.9 million settlement following a civil complaint that claimed the retailer unlawfully overcharged customers.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Shaky and tired from the start, Anisimova never found a groove or a wind.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Our favorite style is made of maple wood and has a handy juice groove to spare your countertop from any drippings.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Unlike the previous Final Destination Bloodlines films, however, death not only comes for the specific individuals who cheated death, but for generations of relatives in the survivors’ bloodlines.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Call to police started over cheating feud According to the criminal complaints: The woman began fighting the day before the shooting because of Jones' infidelity.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Similarly, Shanidar 3 had a puncture wound to his ribs, which would have likely collapsed his left lung.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
30 June 2025
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In October, a surfer was killed after being impaled by either a needlefish or a swordfish – another species of fish that can leap out of the water and cause puncture wounds – off Indonesia's West Sumatra coast.—
Dan Radel,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Verb
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That surcharge alone erodes a meaningful slice of Qatar’s margin advantage over Henry-Hub-linked U.S. cargoes and is already pencilled into 2026 LNG tender models.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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By comparison, the new single-motor version, which costs 1.4 million lira, only comes with a 10% SCT surcharge that adds just 141,000 lira.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Officers found 42-year-old Holden suffering from multiple stab wounds, and he was pronounced dead at a hospital less than an hour later.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
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Blood pooled in the garbage can, according to officials, and the teen had stab wounds and lacerations all over her body.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
10 July 2025
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“Gouge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gouge. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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