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Recent Examples of overpriced
Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
To many listeners, Powell was saying stocks are overpriced.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Gone are the days of paying for overpriced coffee shop matcha.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Band members had a day or so to do a few touristy things, like pay a visit to the Rainbow Bar & Grill, famous as a hangout for British rock stars like Led Zeppelin and Keith Moon of the Who, and get scammed by a shop that sold them overpriced, faulty cameras.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
At least there’s a silver lining — San Francisco’s housing market is heating up again, so now the overpriced coffee isn’t the only thing thriving.
—Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Inside the stadium, healthy options have traditionally been scarce and overpriced.
—Aaron Mansfield, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Wrangler Rubicon 4xe is absurd, impractical, overpriced, and an odd combination of power – which is exactly why people should love it.
—New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2025
India's secondary market looks overpriced as compared to other emerging markets.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Nothing is worse than unpacking your suitcase and seeing that your overpriced moisturizer has spilled onto your favorite sweater—avoid that kind of mess with the Crush Toiletry Bag, available in several fun shades.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
To many listeners, Powell was saying stocks are overpriced.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Gone are the days of paying for overpriced coffee shop matcha.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Band members had a day or so to do a few touristy things, like pay a visit to the Rainbow Bar & Grill, famous as a hangout for British rock stars like Led Zeppelin and Keith Moon of the Who, and get scammed by a shop that sold them overpriced, faulty cameras.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
At least there’s a silver lining — San Francisco’s housing market is heating up again, so now the overpriced coffee isn’t the only thing thriving.
—Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Inside the stadium, healthy options have traditionally been scarce and overpriced.
—Aaron Mansfield, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
The 2025 Wrangler Rubicon 4xe is absurd, impractical, overpriced, and an odd combination of power – which is exactly why people should love it.
—New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2025
India's secondary market looks overpriced as compared to other emerging markets.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpriced
Adjective
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The Dodgers, with baseball's biggest payroll, have used their financial ability to pluck some of the most sought-after and most expensive free agents on the market.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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And while Starbucks’ store format is expensive to upkeep, customers have become less willing to pay higher prices for its drinks since the COVID pandemic and ongoing economic downturn.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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With stocks potentially overvalued, some investors are content to sit on the sidelines.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Following Tesla’s disappointing quarterly earnings on Wednesday, Fortune’s Shawn Tully argues that the company’s stock is vastly overvalued, propped up by CEO Elon Musk’s promises of future innovations.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Protesters who spoke with Reuters railed against the extortion and violence common in Michoacán, where lemon and avocado farmers are often forced to pay exorbitant bribes to drug trafficking groups.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Gone are Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard and instead Rebirth follows Scarlett Johansson’s Zora Bennett who’s offered an exorbitant amount of money to go collect some dino blood.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
1 Nov. 2025
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Grisham’s defense was overrated by Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who raved about his ability to man the center of the outfield.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Both the Aggies and Fighting Irish ended up being overrated, but a win like that is still a big win.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Those companies can therefore keep poorer people out of their insurance pools by charging them unaffordable rates, Poe said, and then those insurers can be less aggressive on investigating fraud and policy misrepresentations.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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All the while, wages haven’t grown at the same pace as home appreciation, making buying a house feel even more unaffordable.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Canes appear to have vastly overestimated the run-blocking skills of the interior of their offensive line.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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But if our models haven't treated abundances properly, the cooling time has likely been overestimated.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Adding another big contract would have been prohibitive ahead of an offseason where the Ravens will want to pay center Tyler Linderbaum, nose tackle Travis Jones, tight end Isaiah Likely and several others.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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But shouldn’t said costs sometimes be prohibitive?—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This will go into a 264-mile (425-km) orbit and the single module will be inflated and the solar array deployed by ground control.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Nov. 2025
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Having properly inflated tires with the right amount of tread can save you from hydroplaning, blowouts and even accidents.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Overpriced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpriced. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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