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as in surcharges
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
I think that store may have overcharged us for the shoes, which were supposed to be on sale
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Verb
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While trees — oak, birch, maple — dominate early spring, grass pollen often overlaps in late spring from May to June, leading to higher, more intense allergy loads for sufferers.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Now, five courts — whose case loads range from several hundred to over 40,000 — have just one permanent judge.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2026
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The central bank is expected to leave rates untouched Wednesday.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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All this fuels engagement algorithms that the platforms use to justify their advertising rates and their stock prices.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And that’s the part that stings.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The loss stings, but doesn’t change the outlook of TCU’s chances of contending during March Madness.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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They'll often be triggered if a player kills an enormous number of enemies in a short time, or overloads the screen with complex physics like hundreds of items or explosions.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The relentless flow of appalling events eventually overloads the nervous system; the rising tide of brutality, which once seemed shocking, comes to seem unremarkable.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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What to know about the new pump station When rainfall overburdens the sewer system, the new pump station will reduce the strain.—
Vanessa Murdock,
CBS News,
19 Nov. 2025
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Some of those tariffs have been struck down by the Supreme Court.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Previous administrations, by contrast, used tariffs more sparingly to narrowly protect specific industries.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Inspired by real stories, Eva Marcille portrays a wife who miraculously cheats death after her husband’s (Tyler Lepley) betrayal in Pushed Off a Plane and Survived airing on February 28.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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Blashill wants the Blackhawks to be a fast-pressure team at both ends of the rink, one that attacks vertically but never cheats for offense.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Overcharges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overcharges. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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