as in costly
commanding a large price
expensive clothing that only the truly wealthy can afford
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Recent Examples of expensive
Worries about battery life and expensive repairs haven’t vanished, but diagnostics and warranties are improving.
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Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
This can be difficult to find, expensive, and requires parent’s time to shuttle around their child to different locations.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The tasks that business users automate also tend to be the most expensive ones to run.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Above 500 gross tonnes, a separate set of rules designed for much larger commercial vessels comes into play, making the yacht’s build more complicated and expensive for the owner.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
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Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
This can be difficult to find, expensive, and requires parent’s time to shuttle around their child to different locations.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The tasks that business users automate also tend to be the most expensive ones to run.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Above 500 gross tonnes, a separate set of rules designed for much larger commercial vessels comes into play, making the yacht’s build more complicated and expensive for the owner.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expensive
Adjective
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The verdict is still out as to whether September’s pullback in cattle futures is a temporary pause in an ongoing climb higher or the first sign of lasting relief in a costly beef cycle.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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But its stock’s advance has lagged that of rival GM as costly recalls to fix quality defects have detracted from Farley’s strategic refocusing and efforts to improve profit margins.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This setup allowed wearers to walk freely while receiving stabilization at the hips and knees, a valuable aid for rehabilitation.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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At a dense 1,000 pages over two volumes, Jacke and Toensmeier’s books, while being extremely valuable, are perhaps not the best introductory texts.—
Catherine Habgood
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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That haul includes grosses from advance fan-first screenings on Tuesday, which played premium large-format auditoriums.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Doubled monthly payments The premium tax credits cut Lester Johnson's monthly payments in half.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And trust—the most precious resource in any health crisis—will continue to erode.—
Dr. Nikki Romanik,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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There was precious little executive-level experience either.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Huppert delivers a commanding performance as Marianne Farrère, a wealthy heiress whose extravagant gifts to a much younger artist ignite public outrage.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Okane is desperate at the prospect of losing both her true love and her one defender, and her desperation gives rise to extravagant and harrowing drama.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Expensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expensive. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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