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Recent Examples of overpriced
Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As Sin City grapples with a tourism decline, one Las Vegas icon is pointing fingers at overpriced casinos and hotels and the damage the COVID-19 virus left behind.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Now time to get extremely overpriced food.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 13 Aug. 2025
This past week both teams looked like nothing more than overpriced mediocrities at a time when all the reinforcements were supposed to have turned things around for both of them.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
At the same time, everything from mini-bars to a beer at what were once cheap lobby bars has gotten wildly overpriced, especially on the Strip.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As Sin City grapples with a tourism decline, one Las Vegas icon is pointing fingers at overpriced casinos and hotels and the damage the COVID-19 virus left behind.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Now time to get extremely overpriced food.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 13 Aug. 2025
This past week both teams looked like nothing more than overpriced mediocrities at a time when all the reinforcements were supposed to have turned things around for both of them.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpriced
Adjective
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Washing a couch or sofa, professional carpet and upholstery cleaner Ben Brazell says, is more precarious than carpet cleaning because the upholstery is often a lot more expensive and much easier to damage.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Kelty Low Loveseat At around $130, the Kelty Low Loveseat hits a sweet spot price-wise; substantial enough to feel generous, but not over-the-top expensive.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Buffett Indicator is at 217%, a historically high level that signals the stock market might be strongly overvalued.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Media speculation indicates that the cash reflects Warren Buffett’s belief that corporations are presently overvalued.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Leaning into its own evolution over retro homage or elegant pastiche, Art of Vengeance shows the value that a two-dimensional platformer can have at a time when exorbitant AAA games all suffer from overly ambitious bloat.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency designed in part by Warren as part of the Dodd-Frank financial reforms, finalized a rule in late 2024 that closed a loophole allowing banks to charge exorbitant overdraft fees.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Steve Sarkisian is overrated and always has been.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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As to the question of whether Franklin is overrated or underappreciated, check back in January.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The company has also fairly consistently missed consensus earnings estimates in recent quarters, suggesting its overall growth trajectory may have been overestimated.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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For as the college loan disaster has shown, higher education’s importance to the country is grossly overestimated.—
Chris Powell,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Flood insurance is often sold separately, hurricane deductibles can be five times higher than on standard policies, and wildfire coverage is often limited or unaffordable.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Months later, only two centers offered spots, and both were unaffordable.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Audits were skipped, promises were inflated, and the aftermath left not just financial damage, but reputational risk that continues to shadow the entire sector.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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We’d sometimes get threatened, and that only inflated our self-importance.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Experiment faster without prohibitive costs.—
David Henkin,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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That’s due to a combination of cost-prohibitive music rights and clips borrowed from other films and TV series.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Overpriced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpriced. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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