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verb

past tense of overprice

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Recent Examples of overpriced
Adjective
Experts recommend weighing luggage, packing TSA-compliant items, and skipping airport currency exchange counters and overpriced shops. Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026 However, new money is now buying a yield that’s well below historical highs and closer to a longer-term middle ground, while the P/FFO has wafted to just above 13—not wildly overpriced, but not discount territory either. Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 On the other hand, there are plenty of Tesla novelty items listed on its site that are widely available and overpriced. Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Coaches were guilty of rewarding role players with McDavid ice time, and general managers were guilty of signing those middle-six wingers to overpriced contracts. Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 6 July 2026 Not having to incur massive debt for an overpriced WBD frees up Netflix — and its pristine balance sheet — to pursue NBCUniversal in due time. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Whether Costco's new prepared meal is a summer lifesaver or an overpriced shortcut, it's certainly got shoppers talking. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 Meanwhile, 69% see stocks in general as overpriced, the lowest level in a year. Steve Liesman, CNBC, 16 June 2026 House swapping is having a moment as travelers hunt for cheaper, more authentic alternatives to Airbnb and overpriced hotels in 2026. Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpriced
Adjective
  • But when shovels become too expensive, the miners start forging their own.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • West Virginia is the least expensive state, with an income of $81,245 for a single adult and $202,592 for a family of four.
    Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Despite the robust results, some analysts suggest BHP's share price, up 41% this year, may be overvalued.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As the rest of the world buys its assets, the reserve currency is structurally overvalued and weakens competitiveness.
    Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Adjective
  • The house sat on a triple lot and the property taxes had grown exorbitant, and so, the house that had raised generations of Malones would leave the family.
    Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • As traditional luxury faces consumer resistance to ever-increasing costs, DeMellier offers design, craftsmanship, and value without the exorbitant price tag.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Defensively, Johnson’s switchability has perhaps been overrated.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • In many cases, pilots are overrated.
    Ashwin Gaidhani, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • And if the underlying debt is valid but unaffordable, addressing it through an appropriate debt relief strategy could help resolve the bigger problem.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • More than half of the state’s households — roughly 4 million — are living paycheck to paycheck, making Florida one of the most unaffordable states in the nation.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The market just overestimated how mechanical the selling would be.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Polls overestimated Abdul El-Sayed’s lead by 12 percentage points.
    Scott Clement, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The cost to view the fourth-ever WNBA matchup between Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark from the upper deck — less than a week after the scintillating third meeting in Indianapolis — was not overly prohibitive.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Although not the prohibitive favorite in the SEC, the Tide are still College Football Playoff contenders and are itching for some payback.
    Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But the Department of Homeland Security's communication with those states since then indicates the numbers may have been inflated.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The circular nature of many financing deals has raised concerns that demand for AI may be artificially inflated.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Overpriced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpriced. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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