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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Wildlife is abundant, including active beaver dams and eagles overhead.
—Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Charles Singh, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
In their Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific paper, Villarroel and her team suggested that the number of transients dropped by about 30 percent in regions of the overhead sky that would have fallen within Earth’s umbral shadow, directly in line with the sun.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Pixar — not to pick on them — but Pixar takes on many billions of dollars of risk and many thousands of employees of overhead.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adverb
Compared with eating in a restaurant (or even ordering delivery from a restaurant directly), involving a third party fundamentally requires the use of more labor, more infrastructure, more overhead.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Wildlife is abundant, including active beaver dams and eagles overhead.
—Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The theme allows users to toggle spooky overhead lights on and off, play custom Halloween music and choose from several different Halloween animations that display on all interior screens (for 2025+ models).
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
In their Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific paper, Villarroel and her team suggested that the number of transients dropped by about 30 percent in regions of the overhead sky that would have fallen within Earth’s umbral shadow, directly in line with the sun.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
Conversely, when the environment is very well-lit—especially by direct light sources like overhead or wall lamps—the glossy finish of the panel tends to reflect the sources, obscuring the picture in the process.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Pixar — not to pick on them — but Pixar takes on many billions of dollars of risk and many thousands of employees of overhead.
—Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adverb
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The starting price moved upwards over the years, broaching $50,000 by 1994, but the car was so impressive that the hikes didn’t handicap it; Lexus still moved more than 165,000 copies over the first gen’s five-year run.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
30 Oct. 2025
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The curve shoots upward like a fever.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That's how people buy aviation—safety and cost.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Climate Prediction Center shows equal chances for below- or above-normal temperatures across Wisconsin, and above-normal chances for precipitation across the state.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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See Diplo’s selfie with Trudeau below, and check out his appearance on Smart Girls Dumb Questions above.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Mark Blinch / Getty Images In the ninth inning of a Game 1 romp, fans at Rogers Centre had some fun at Shohei Ohtani’s expense.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Donations will go toward assisting the Sullivan family with funeral expenses and the recovery process.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Just over a week later, two men, Destry Jones, 20, and Damien Hinson, 18, were arrested in connection with the incident.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Hensby was 3 over at the time, but then went birdie-birdie afterward to get to 1 under.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The rash may begin as small, flat, round discolorations that become raised and fluid-filled (clear or pus) before scabbing.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
The Arizona Republic,
29 July 2022
Noun
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In the summer just gone, their net outlay was around that again, though Marcus Rashford did arrive on a season-long loan from Manchester United involving sizeable wages.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Existing data centers need to be upgraded to handle AI workloads, leading to the giant outlays, said Melissa Otto, head of research for investment research service S&P Global Visible Alpha.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In a separate statement to Whittier Daily News, Rowley claimed that the city had ignored complaints about upraised sidewalks caused by tree roots for years, and stated the city had not implemented adequate inspection protocols.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Overhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhead. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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