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also pricy
as in expensive
commanding a large price
a small boutique selling pricey women's clothing
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Recent Examples of pricey
The company announced a 10-for-1 stock split Thursday, a move that could make the pricey individual shares more accessible to retail investors.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Cooking a Thanksgiving meal gets pricey fast.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic’s migration wave, driven largely by the rise of remote work, Nashville’s relative housing affordability emerged as a major draw for newcomers, especially when stacked against pricier metros and peer cities like Austin and Charlotte.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Both candidates have focused on issues such as government transparency, housing, everyday affordability concerns in the pricey state, and energy systems, as the Garden State continues at the epicenter of the windmill debate.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Cooking a Thanksgiving meal gets pricey fast.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic’s migration wave, driven largely by the rise of remote work, Nashville’s relative housing affordability emerged as a major draw for newcomers, especially when stacked against pricier metros and peer cities like Austin and Charlotte.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Both candidates have focused on issues such as government transparency, housing, everyday affordability concerns in the pricey state, and energy systems, as the Garden State continues at the epicenter of the windmill debate.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pricey
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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
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Seals made of these exotic stones were extra valuable, so only the elite could afford them.—
Serdar Yalçin,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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The event will honor military veterans, first responders and more, with awards including the young patriot award, Benjamin Hall’s honor award, T2T Stephen Courage Siller award, salute to service award, most valuable patriot award, heroism award and patriot of the year award.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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Norwood also argued that the company did not look at other less costly options.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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The production has been costly, so results need to be good for the show, which comes from the same creatives behind High Water – a show about a huge central European flood in 1997.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Pricey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pricey. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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