variants
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
Put simply, Musk would be using one incredibly pricey stock to buy another of the same genre.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 June 2026
The pricier piece is often the cheaper one to own.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
Nonetheless, the Under is pricier at the market-making operations, such as Circa Sports in Las Vegas and the offshore oddsmaker Pinnacle Sportsbook.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
An angry customer is suing Anthropic on behalf of all users of its priciest subscription tiers.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 June 2026
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 June 2026
The pricier piece is often the cheaper one to own.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
Nonetheless, the Under is pricier at the market-making operations, such as Circa Sports in Las Vegas and the offshore oddsmaker Pinnacle Sportsbook.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
An angry customer is suing Anthropic on behalf of all users of its priciest subscription tiers.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for pricey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pricey
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The administration formally accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar last year to be used as the presidential airplane, despite questions about the ethics and legality of accepting such an expensive gift from a foreign government.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
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Ratepayers would be required to pay for that, imposing a new and expensive burden on the people the proposal is intended to help.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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Multiply that by half the web, and the most valuable real estate online stops being the billboard beside the content, but the tollgate in front of it.—
Renana Ashkenazi,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The technology could address one of the biggest challenges in biomass recycling while creating a valuable source of renewable fuel.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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But a competitive second half could not offset one costly early-game letdown.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
20 June 2026
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That air should be JR’s vital collaborator — no complex and costly scaffolding for these magic mountains — is nothing new in Paris.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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“Pricey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pricey. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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