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Recent Examples of overhead
AFAR Media, 16 Oct. 2025
Testing and commissioning of systems are ongoing, including toll lanes at the Canadian port, where teams are verifying payment systems, barrier gates and overhead signs.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Matt Emma, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Take too long to get into position and the attack drone overhead has already passed by on the way to its target.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Ready to catch a glimpse of a spacecraft either blasting off from the ground or soaring overhead?
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Adverb
Some travelers may welcome the flexibility, while others could be concerned about inconsistency or worried that more lenient enforcement will lead to fuller overhead bins and more gate checks overall.
—AFAR Media, 16 Oct. 2025
Testing and commissioning of systems are ongoing, including toll lanes at the Canadian port, where teams are verifying payment systems, barrier gates and overhead signs.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Instead, it was built to provide real solutions to companies that need expertise without the burden of long-term contracts or massive overhead.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Take too long to get into position and the attack drone overhead has already passed by on the way to its target.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Ready to catch a glimpse of a spacecraft either blasting off from the ground or soaring overhead?
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhead
Adverb
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When excess electricity is available, the motor lifts the mass upwards, storing excess energy as gravitational potential.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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After a slow start, the Patriots defense has trended upward in the last few games with the return of corner Christian Gonzalez.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to The Dallas Morning News, the new junior tour will feature 10-12 events in 2026, eliminating entry fees and membership costs.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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But the intense grind, loss and cost of the summer months has still left Pokrovsk, Kupiansk and Kostyantynivka in Ukrainian hands.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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This includes reasonable expenses, such as meals, toiletries and lodging for trips delayed more than six hours or requiring an overnight stay.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Payments to that company accounted for nearly two-thirds of the party’s expenses during the period.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts near-to-above normal snowfall on the Ohio Valley's eastern side, which includes Pittsburgh and Charleston, South Carolina, and a below-normal amount on the western side, near the southern tip of Illinois.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Check out our full conversation with McCusker above.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The rash may begin as small, flat, round discolorations that become raised and fluid-filled (clear or pus) before scabbing.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
The Arizona Republic,
29 July 2022
Noun
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In their world, which is also ours, selfhood has degraded into taste, preferences, demography, and outlays of attention and money.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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But that’s hardly the kind of runaway smash to justify Universal’s nearly half-billion-dollar IP outlay.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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WindBorne’s high-tech weather balloons stay aloft for weeks, a considerable improvement over the hours that today’s standard weather balloons spend in the atmosphere.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Oct. 2025
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The halftime celebration of that Super Bowl 50 team was genuinely stirring, featuring former defensive coordinator Wade Phillips carrying the Lombardi Trophy aloft and former receiver Emmanuel Sanders delivering a heartfelt speech about Thomas.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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While shipment volumes on US-China e-commerce routes have decreased by 65 percent, over half of small enterprises report greater expenditures as a result of tariffs.—
Vitalii Savryha,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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That’s likely to fuel further capital expenditure in tech, particularly as dealmaking in the AI sector remains fierce.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Overhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhead. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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