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Recent Examples of overpriced
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Chris Johnston’s trade board already highlighted some overpriced contracts that could be traded this offseason, including Darnell Nurse, Morgan Rielly, Adin Hill, Dougie Hamilton, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Elias Pettersson.
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Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Meanwhile, 69% see stocks in general as overpriced, the lowest level in a year.
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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.
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 June 2026
The MacBook Neo significantly raised the bar for budget laptops, making existing PCs look particularly overpriced in this tier.
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Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
Who says a man can’t appreciate the gleaming, obscene form of an Aston Martin supercar or the growl of its overpriced engine?
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Alex James Kane,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Peel away the crowds, the tourist tax, and the overpriced (and too frequently, subpar) dining, and what’s left?
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Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
The right questions up front are the difference between a restorative stay and an overpriced weekend of marketing.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2026
Adjective
Not having to incur massive debt for an overpriced WBD frees up Netflix — and its pristine balance sheet — to pursue NBCUniversal in due time.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Chris Johnston’s trade board already highlighted some overpriced contracts that could be traded this offseason, including Darnell Nurse, Morgan Rielly, Adin Hill, Dougie Hamilton, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Elias Pettersson.
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Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Meanwhile, 69% see stocks in general as overpriced, the lowest level in a year.
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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
The MacBook Neo significantly raised the bar for budget laptops, making existing PCs look particularly overpriced in this tier.
—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
Who says a man can’t appreciate the gleaming, obscene form of an Aston Martin supercar or the growl of its overpriced engine?
—
Alex James Kane,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Peel away the crowds, the tourist tax, and the overpriced (and too frequently, subpar) dining, and what’s left?
—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
The right questions up front are the difference between a restorative stay and an overpriced weekend of marketing.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpriced
Adjective
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But for Cubans like himself, who don’t have family in the United States, the service is so expensive as to be out of reach.
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But after a series of expensive hurricanes — Katrina, Sandy, Harvey — the National Flood Insurance Program went into debt.
Verb
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The conventional wisdom in sports finance is that American franchises—the NFL, NBA, MLB—are grotesquely overvalued by any traditional metric.
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While a company's business quality might be strong, its investment quality diminishes when the narrative is overvalued.
Adjective
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The reason for the exorbitant price tag?
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Auctioneers say the unending fascination with the Titanic - which sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Europe to New York, killing more than 1,500 people - and the rarity of artifacts adds up to high demand and exorbitant prices.
Verb
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Defensively, Johnson’s switchability has perhaps been overrated.
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In many cases, pilots are overrated.
Adjective
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Why has a college degree become akin to an unaffordable luxury for millions of Americans?
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That price tag can be unaffordable for some beneficiaries, who may instead turn to private-sector Medicare Advantage plans offered by commercial insurers, or go without.
Verb
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Historian Sandgruber describes how Alois Hitler wrote his 1895 letters in a deeply smug, anti-clerical manner that overestimated his abilities.
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Zwick says subsequent research has found that Hsieh and Moretti overestimated the size of that effect on economic growth.
Adjective
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The price tag is prohibitive for many, so Glass recently turned her group into a non-profit, hoping to offer grants to lower-income men.
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For small hospitals, the financial burden of maintaining obstetric services can be prohibitive.
Verb
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Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.
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Yes, the prices are probably inflated, but the sun protection is worth it.
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“Overpriced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpriced. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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