Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpricing
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As a result, much of this research may be overestimating the number of microplastics.—
Anne McNeil,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026 -
As recently as 2023, Micron and SK Hynix lost billions of dollars during a prolonged industrywide glut after overestimating how long pandemic-era demand would last.—
Ian King,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Muddy Waters report also alleges that SoFi has been assigning the wrong discount rate to its student loan portfolio—essentially overvaluing it—as well as understating its exposure to loans in default.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Another common mistake is overvaluing volume.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That is propaganda, not just pushed by the groups who agitated for this specific war but also sewn by the massive war machine in DC that’s spent decades inflating threats to justify its continued existence.—
Connor Okeeffe,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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The former employee said the rapper systematically underpaid him, committing tax fraud in the process by inflating his wages in reports to the IRS.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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The film is set in a mountain village where an elderly woman named Hettie (Hettie Farmer) lives alone on a small farm, tending her flock of goats with increasing difficulty.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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New York City Councilwoman Farah Louis is under increasing scrutiny amid a federal public corruption investigation involving the state’s homeless shelters for migrants.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Overpricing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpricing. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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