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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
Since grapes can be a bit pricey, maximizing their shelf life is worth the effort to avoid any waste.
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Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
First, look at California’s 12 priciest counties where a median 83% of income went toward the fourth-quarter’s $1 million home price.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Former Vice President Kamala Harris received a number of pricey gifts, but none were reported to be worth more than $2,700.
—Matthew Lee The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
That’s enough to afford all those ads on Fox News — and a few on CNN, too — as well as those pricey NFL spots, which go for as much as a million dollars.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
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Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
First, look at California’s 12 priciest counties where a median 83% of income went toward the fourth-quarter’s $1 million home price.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Former Vice President Kamala Harris received a number of pricey gifts, but none were reported to be worth more than $2,700.
—Matthew Lee The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
That’s enough to afford all those ads on Fox News — and a few on CNN, too — as well as those pricey NFL spots, which go for as much as a million dollars.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pricey
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Flights, hotels and cruises are often more expensive around holidays, when demand is high.—
Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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Exploration calls as pleasure-seeking Venus forms a quincunx to jovial Jupiter, activating your 9th House of Learning with a nudge to adjust expensive plans.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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The organization will have to hope Michkov learned a valuable lesson and comes to training camp in shape and ready to go from Day 1 next season.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Once public, OpenAI’s compensation packages may also become less attractive in some ways; new hires would receive stock options rather than pre-IPO equity, and those options may or may not prove valuable depending on the company’s post-IPO performance and stock price trajectory.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Limited-production, handmade cars can demand a lot of costly attention when fixes are in order, and in this respect, an Alvis is no different from a Rolls-Royce or Bentley of the era.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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The costly giveaway led to a fast break by his former roommate at Duke.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Pricey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pricey. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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