as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
the cost of our stay was so exorbitant you would have thought that we had bought the hotel and not just spent a few nights there
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Recent Examples of exorbitant
Auctioneers say the unending fascination with the Titanic — which sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Europe to New York in 1912, killing more than 1,500 people — and the rarity of artifacts adds up to high demand and exorbitant prices.
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Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Alite provided loans at exorbitant rates before threatening violence to collect on them, authorities said, citing the discovery in his home of metal knuckles, an expandable baton, six baseball bats and about two dozen knives, including switchblades.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
The working parents who are forced to rely on daycare – sending kids as young as a few weeks old – end up spending an exorbitant amount of money on the service.
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Aarushi Bhandari,
The Conversation,
19 June 2026
Uber prices are exorbitant, and riders have reported waiting three hours for a pickup.
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Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
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Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Alite provided loans at exorbitant rates before threatening violence to collect on them, authorities said, citing the discovery in his home of metal knuckles, an expandable baton, six baseball bats and about two dozen knives, including switchblades.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
The working parents who are forced to rely on daycare – sending kids as young as a few weeks old – end up spending an exorbitant amount of money on the service.
—
Aarushi Bhandari,
The Conversation,
19 June 2026
Uber prices are exorbitant, and riders have reported waiting three hours for a pickup.
—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for exorbitant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorbitant
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Christensen suggests the state should instead focus on stripping back environmental regulations that make brush clearance and fire prevention costly, which would ensure state firefighters are not working excessive overtime and the state budget is not being stretched beyond its means.
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Last September, the group published a 336-page report affirming that ABA should be included as a basic benefit under TRICARE, without the excessive administrative barriers that have disrupted treatment for children in military families.
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The extreme conditions are driven by a heat dome, a high pressure weather system that can trap heat for days, even weeks.
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That day in Redding, temperatures surged to 109 degrees, triggering an extreme heat warning for the area.
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Peterson would fulfill steep guard needs for the Jazz.
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In this kind of unpredictable environment, putting money on the line can lead to either significant gains or steep losses for bettors.
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Members of the monarchy wave from carriages, aristocrats don faintly cartoonish top hats and extravagant millinery threatens to obscure the view at every turn.
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The speakeasy-style room glows with a gold-leaf ceiling, ochre velvet sofas, and an extravagant cocktail menu.
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The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 laptop shows up ready to work with a snappy Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, insane 32GB of RAM, and spacious 2TB SSD in its (figurative) briefcase.
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Eventually, though, Lestat breaks, coming clean about his tumultuous past with first lover Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), who went insane after being attacked by Armand (Assad Zaman) in Paris in the late 18th century.
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“Exorbitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorbitant. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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