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Recent Examples of overhead
Scott Brighton, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Overhead An overhead scanner is a niche item that is basically a flatbed scanner turned upside down.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
As designers, manufacturers and retailers are blending physical and digital processes, some are doing so to try to reduce costs, payrolls and overhead.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 July 2025
Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
Next steps include reducing the performance overhead for smoother playback and testing the system in real-world environments.
—Yashas Hariprasad, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
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Adverb
For-profit companies might spend 5% to 10% of revenue just on technology, while nonprofits are pressured to devote less than 25% of their budgets to all overhead—salaries, rent and software.
—Scott Brighton, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Overhead An overhead scanner is a niche item that is basically a flatbed scanner turned upside down.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Water deeply at the plant's base instead of overhead so the water reaches the roots.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
As designers, manufacturers and retailers are blending physical and digital processes, some are doing so to try to reduce costs, payrolls and overhead.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 July 2025
Noun
Standing reach and extension: While standing upright, open your arms out to the side and raise them overhead, reaching for the ceiling while extending the spine, said Puleo.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
Next steps include reducing the performance overhead for smoother playback and testing the system in real-world environments.
—Yashas Hariprasad, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhead
Adverb
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Up until August, this price had followed the indexes upward.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Mist as thick as liquid nitrogen at a magic show appeared to move upward from its base, but what struck me most was the density of the greenery.—
Becky Cooper,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Several providers offer programs to help lower costs for eligible customers. Internet service in Los Angeles offers a variety of options to match different budgets, speed needs and connection types.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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This shrimp recall is hitting at a time when Americans are already deeply uneasy about the cost and safety of their food.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This is in sharp contrast to the effort and expense involved in seeing a human therapist.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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With the rising cost of everything from gas to groceries, back-to-school expenses hit differently this year.—
Cox Communications,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Senate Bill 4 raises the homestead exemption for all homeowners from $100,000 to $140,000, while Senate Bill 23 increases it to $200,000 for those who are aged 65 and above or disabled.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Here are a few players that break the list: As mentioned above, there is a huge scoring absence with the injury to Tatum, which will, most likely, knock him out for the entirety of the season.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Wallace also bought a 2-acre parcel next door for $1.4 million at the same time, making her total outlay $8.3 million.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Sixteen players departed and 17 new signings arrived alongside Davies for a combined outlay of £25m ($32m), a staggering amount for a third division club.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The pattern is allowing some smoke from the Gifford Fire in Southern California drift north but that was expected to change Monday evening with a wind shift aloft forecast, according to the weather service.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
11 Aug. 2025
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Mostly sunny skies and building high pressure aloft will gradually raise temperatures and humidity through the next week.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Initially, companies try to absorb the cost increases caused by tariffs through lower margins while reducing other expenditures.—
Rohit Arora,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Sinner had a longer wingspan, once-in-a-generation timing that produced outlandish power with minimal energy expenditure, and a sturdier backhand.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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BetMGM has Sacramento’s over/under win total set at 37.5 games.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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To offer any optimism about the talent behind Prescott going into the season, Milton will need to hit that over by a lot through a more consistent game from start to finish.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Overhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhead. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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