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Recent Examples of overpriced
Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 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
There's nothing worse than booking an overpriced tour or restaurant only to have a lackluster experience, so here's how travelers can make their dollars go further.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
India's secondary market looks overpriced as compared to other emerging markets.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Because while booking an overpriced excursion or buying $200 theater tickets might feel out of reach, a $5 cruffin is pretty darn doable.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
With pickup trucks exceeding $100K in some instances and 7-passenger Luxury SUVs having a base price even higher, the need for a basic-entry-level commuter is today’s craze to offset the overpriced and inflated automobile market.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Doctors may assume a decades-old generic medication is inexpensive, yet insurance formularies may make this traditional drug an overpriced option.
—Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
Most measures are screaming that the S&P is insanely overpriced.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 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
There's nothing worse than booking an overpriced tour or restaurant only to have a lackluster experience, so here's how travelers can make their dollars go further.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
India's secondary market looks overpriced as compared to other emerging markets.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
Because while booking an overpriced excursion or buying $200 theater tickets might feel out of reach, a $5 cruffin is pretty darn doable.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
With pickup trucks exceeding $100K in some instances and 7-passenger Luxury SUVs having a base price even higher, the need for a basic-entry-level commuter is today’s craze to offset the overpriced and inflated automobile market.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Doctors may assume a decades-old generic medication is inexpensive, yet insurance formularies may make this traditional drug an overpriced option.
—Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpriced
Adjective
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For a ski station closer to Tokyo and less expensive than Niseko, try Nekoma Mountain in Fukushima province.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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In typical hypercar fashion, the car just sat there in the parking lot looking pretty and expensive during the parade and didn't move.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Doing so, as Buffett argued in 2001, can be used to gauge whether the stock market is overvalued or undervalued relative to the size of the wider economy.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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That means Magnificent Seven stocks are historically overvalued.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Bypass, too, sees little traffic despite its exorbitant cost.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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These generous subsidies were always a wildly expensive and irresponsible fix for the exorbitant premiums that Obamacare itself brought about.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That’s consistently overrated as a factor.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 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
Verb
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Has Starmer overestimated the public’s appetite for complexity?—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, a new set of observations from telescopes around the world, including the VLT and combined with radar data, has shown how astronomers had overestimated KY26's properties.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Without the tax credits, health insurance premiums are projected to increase by an average of 93%, making coverage unaffordable for millions.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, spending by low-income consumers is deteriorating, hurt by unaffordable housing and a jobs market, the main driver of income and spending, that’s showing signs of weakening.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The pact is reportedly worth up to $150 million, although that pricetag has shocked industry observers as undoubtedly inflated by the desire of Paramount to bring Weiss, a former opinion writer for the New York Times, into the fold.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Was his fee inflated like Woltemade’s?—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Thanks to a groundbreaking agreement last summer, Anythink and its Rocky Mountain peers can now get around those prohibitive licensing costs.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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The $100,000 fees, along with new prevailing wage rules, may be prohibitive enough to tank the whole program.—
Patricia Lopez,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Overpriced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpriced. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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