SURCHARGING Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

surcharging

verb

present participle of surcharge

as in gouging

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services contends that with the present tax structure, the state's lower-income residents are being surcharged and the wealthiest residents are getting off too lightly

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Recent Examples of surcharging Merchants would gain surcharging flexibility and those that accept one of a network’s credit cards would no longer have to accept all of them. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025

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The shrapnel tore through the metal surrounding the engine, shattering the window at row 11, leaving a dent in the plane near row 8 and puncturing the body below the wing, as well as gouging and denting the tail, the NTSB said.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
The agencies also encouraged states with price-gouging statutes to determine whether enforcement actions are warranted under those laws.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

Definition of gouging

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The island’s very existence—a prosperous, democratic Chinese society integrated with the West—offers a stinging rebuke to the claim that authoritarian rule is uniquely suited to the Chinese people.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Still stinging emotionally from the recording studio shooting and assault case that both happened in New York and Shakur feared were setups, Knight told Kearse a week after Shakur’s death that Tupac had more than a financial connection to Death Row.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

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During the dispute, Fubo accused NBCUniversal of overcharging it for Versant channels.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Its staff then goes over the data on health care costs and utilization to determine what rates will allow the companies’ insurance plans to remain stable without overcharging.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 13 July 2026

Definition of overcharging

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Princeton University dropped its over century-old Honor Code tradition which let students take their exams without supervision, after an AI cheating scandal rattled the Ivy League institution.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 Aug. 2026
This led to rival Phoenix Union players calling them criminals and making accusations of cheating during a 1913 football game.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheating

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