as in elevated
located at a greater height than average or usual
we were sitting way up in the nosebleed seats
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Recent Examples of nosebleed
Baseball’s 162-game season has long been the steak and the sizzle for the RSN model, and went a long way toward justifying the networks’ nosebleed carriage fees.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The strangeness heightens as one of the staff members tries to staunch an incessant nosebleed mid-conversation and when Elisabeth launches into an almost 10-minute fit of laughter.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
From the hospitality suites to the nosebleed seats, supporters who travel from overseas to watch Spurs overwhelmingly do so for Heung Min Son.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Thanksgiving Day prices for nosebleed seats on the secondary market, which usually hover in the $200-$400 range, went for $50-$80 in 2024.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The strangeness heightens as one of the staff members tries to staunch an incessant nosebleed mid-conversation and when Elisabeth launches into an almost 10-minute fit of laughter.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
From the hospitality suites to the nosebleed seats, supporters who travel from overseas to watch Spurs overwhelmingly do so for Heung Min Son.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Thanksgiving Day prices for nosebleed seats on the secondary market, which usually hover in the $200-$400 range, went for $50-$80 in 2024.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosebleed
Adjective
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Before banging Kevin Gausman’s elevated fastball off the right field wall for a fifth-inning double, Dezenzo had taken five plate appearances across the past nine days.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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These were much larger and more architecturally complex, and they were positioned in elevated, visible locations that were set away from settlements and pastures.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With their flood of light and color, Yi Ming’s paintings have sold for high prices at charity auctions and have brought the artists invitations to design work for events both in China and abroad.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Stronger enforcement of equal pay laws, pay transparency regulations, a higher minimum wage, policies to align school and work schedules, and again, paid leave could all make being a working mother a more equitable—and therefore appealing—experience.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Nosebleed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosebleed. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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