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Recent Examples of overhead
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 June 2026
The black structure of the trap gives crayfish a sense of security by creating the illusion of overhead cover.
—Chad Mason, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026
David Goldman, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Start with a real line-by-line audit of consultant contracts, administrative overhead, and anywhere costs have grown without measurable results.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
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Adverb
The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
Adjective
Other ideas include putting permanent power in for the overhead lights, a logistical challenge that a majority of tracks don’t face, considering this is a street circuit and a night race, and permanent bridges instead of the three temporary structures currently in place.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 June 2026
The black structure of the trap gives crayfish a sense of security by creating the illusion of overhead cover.
—Chad Mason, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026
Noun
Competing gas stations need the markup to pay for overhead and repairs.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Start with a real line-by-line audit of consultant contracts, administrative overhead, and anywhere costs have grown without measurable results.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhead
Adverb
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Demand projections for enriched uranium have also been revised upward in recent years.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Some schools are spending upward of $40 million on football rosters for the upcoming season, while constant player movement has left athletic departments scrambling to adapt.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Bessent’s team will assess conditions in Gulf countries and request estimates of the cost of repairing damage inflicted by Iran since the start of the conflict.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Its agenda covers financing options for issuers and the strain that property insurance costs and commercial real estate vacancies place on public budgets, along with bond pricing and market data.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Adverb
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Ursula stared up from the gloomy nave at the enormous mahogany machine booming from the balcony and, rising from it, those shining, impossible banks of pipes that reached into the arches above.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.—
Ryan J. Rusak,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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In the accompanying photo, Fleetwood and his new bride, Elizabeth Jordan lean into one another, cheekily posing behind Fleetwood's upheld fedora.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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Guest conductor Edward Gardner, principal conductor of the London Philharmonic, was obviously frustrated when even his upheld hands couldn’t stop the applause.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That's because the cost of jet fuel — which can account for about 30% of airlines' total expenses — has soared during the war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The caller told them a family member had been detained, which was untrue, and demanded money for legal expenses.—
Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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Arraez was then picked off and the inning was over without Schmitt getting a chance to swing the bat.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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So the Pep Guardiola era is over, with a domestic double in the bag and a season that suggests a refreshed Manchester City are on the right lines.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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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How Ross Wilson, the sporting director, and the recruitment team go about replacing Gordon is critical, especially with the striker situation still in flux despite a £119m outlay on Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa, plus the late-season emergence of Will Osula.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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And if the interest expense on our gigantic and ballooning national debt of $39 trillion weren’t already running at nearly $1 trillion a year, bigger than Medicare spending and equaling two-thirds of Social Security outlays, the half-point upward shift would likely prove manageable.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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“Overhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhead. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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