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as in expensive
commanding a large price
a small boutique selling pricey women's clothing
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Recent Examples of pricey
All that space in a prime location comes with a cost, however: The apartment is on the pricey side and the maintenance is $1,896 a month, which is high for a Brooklyn one-bedroom.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Jan. 2025
At the same time, he’s shown frustration with how pricey the stock market has become, making attractive targets far and few in between.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
Which means that that most are pricey and some aren’t even available yet.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
There is the matter of Deion’s pricey buyout at Colorado, reportedly in the area of $8 million to $10 million.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Jan. 2025
At the same time, he’s shown frustration with how pricey the stock market has become, making attractive targets far and few in between.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025
Which means that that most are pricey and some aren’t even available yet.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
There is the matter of Deion’s pricey buyout at Colorado, reportedly in the area of $8 million to $10 million.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pricey
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Beyond that, it’s only used less than an ounce at a time, and there’s so much else going on here, this is not the time to use your expensive and rare wild agave mezcal.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
1 Feb. 2025
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Price structure: Harry & David's least expensive bouquet is $50, and its most expensive is $335 (a necklace included).—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
1 Feb. 2025
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Shares of Nvidia, the chip company whose AI technology has made it into one of the most valuable companies in the world, dropped more than 13 percent by late morning on Monday.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
27 Jan. 2025
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The world's most valuable automaker has seen its stock market valuation soar more than 60% to $1.3 trillion since President Donald Trump won November's election with the financial backing of Tesla CEO Elon Musk.—
Akash Sriram,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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More than five million people could lose their coverage entirely, and millions of other hard-working Americans could face premium increases of more than 50%.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Will another team want to pay the premium price tag for that?—
Sam Vecenie,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Pricey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pricey. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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