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verb

present tense third-person singular of gouge
as in stings
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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gouges

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noun

plural of gouge
as in grooves

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Recent Examples of gouges
Verb
In 2017, he was recalled after backing the $5 billion yearly gas tax that still gouges at the pump. — John Seiler, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gouges
  1. stings
  2. grooves
  3. overcharges
  4. hollows
  5. cheats
  6. punctures
  7. punches
Verb
  • If feedback stings, take a breath, separate taste from task, and keep what improves the result.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
  • For Martin, that statement still stings.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Definition of stings
Noun
  • Brute force has never been their forte, but these songs and the record’s thwomping title track boast some of the most floor-splitting grooves in their whole repertoire.
    — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
  • If needed, use a toothbrush or small detail brush to clean around corners and grooves.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 12 July 2026
Definition of grooves
Verb
  • The most recent tally for 2024 shows overcharges ranging up to $480 per residential account.
    — Ed Hirs, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • An electronic safety system monitors each cell during operations, avoiding both under- and overcharges.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2017
Definition of overcharges
Noun
  • Groups of amateur sleuths also cropped up in the hollows of tragedy to wrestle with the case and analyze rumors swarming the Horman family in online forums, echoing a familiar pattern of behavior on the internet in the face of long-unsolved criminal cases.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • The rugged terrain of the Appalachian Mountains creates cool, wet forests, shaded hollows, caves, ponds and streams.
    — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
Definition of hollows
Verb
  • Any forward who cheats for defence, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has for much of his career, will play an elevated role on a Babcock team.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Though Lesnar rarely cheats to win, Femi isn’t going to lose clean.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of cheats
Noun
  • What the data punctures is the assumption that every task needs a frontier model, priced like one.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The boy bore no signs of scrapes or skin punctures, so the family initially didn’t take him for medical care.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 29 June 2026
Definition of punctures
Noun
  • There was a June 1977 friendly in Buenos Aires where punches were thrown and players were ejected.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
  • But the Azteca started to change that, with that long second half rearguard, the deep 5-3-1, those endless headers and blocks and punches.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of punches

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