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Recent Examples of overhead
Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Something as innocent as spreading woodchips on flowerbeds or piling firewood by a back wall can be calamitous when burning leaves and bark are floating overhead.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Additionally, the rise of dark stores, retail locations repurposed for online order fulfillments, has helped businesses streamline operations and reduce overhead costs.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Peter Ubel, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
While a cap on overhead may appear to be a benign economy move, the announcement has raised protests from diverse places including Harvard and the University of Alabama.
—Claudia Weicker, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
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Adverb
This is a world of untamed wilderness, home to hippos that wade through the reeds, fish eagles that circle overhead and fishermen who paddle their dugout canoes with a cautious eye on the water.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Something as innocent as spreading woodchips on flowerbeds or piling firewood by a back wall can be calamitous when burning leaves and bark are floating overhead.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
The spacecraft's position obstructed some of its antennas from pointing toward the Earth, while its solar panels were not in an ideal position to generate energy from the overhead sun, the company said a year ago.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Additionally, the rise of dark stores, retail locations repurposed for online order fulfillments, has helped businesses streamline operations and reduce overhead costs.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
Shoulder and wrist surgeries enabled me to return to the tennis courts with pain free (and, yet, painfully underwhelming) overhead smashes.
—Peter Ubel, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
While a cap on overhead may appear to be a benign economy move, the announcement has raised protests from diverse places including Harvard and the University of Alabama.
—Claudia Weicker, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhead
Adverb
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Females can weigh as little as 22 pounds while males can reach weights upward of 50 pounds.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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Capital expenditure, a barometer of private demand, was revised upward to 0.6% growth quarter-on-quarter in the October to December period, compared with a preliminary reading of a 0.5% rise.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The economics of building in this city are challenging to say the least, with land and labor costs far higher than in other cities.—
Edward Poteat,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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These outings often came at a significant cost, as presidential golf trips require Air Force One travel, as well as extensive U.S. Secret Service protection and security disruptions in the local area.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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President Ronald Reagan’s funding cuts across the government pushed more expenses onto states and cities, which limited the ability of local parks and recreation departments to fully staff youth programs.—
Mark Rerick,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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After California directed eligible employees to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state began issuing telework stipends to compensate individuals for expenses incurred related to their work, such as home internet.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Watch Hudson talk about getting hit in the head with a basketball above.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The travelers generally spent a lot of time budgeting and planning the routes for the trip to be the most efficient for time and outlay.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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While this figure is well below the $850 billion requested by the Pentagon for 2025, some analysts have argued China's defense outlays may exceed $700 billion, citing unreported expenditures.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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But now nobody will ever care about that again, because a single Stanley Cup trophy held aloft is greater than all else.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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For instance, all trials involving a cylinder shape were abject failures, unable to keep the hoop aloft.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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While base compensation applies to a team’s salary cap for the year it’s earned, signing bonuses and other one-time expenditures can be prorated, often for up to five years.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The new piece of legislation boosts defense spending by $6 billion and reduces expenditures outside of that category by $13 billion, ensuring lawmakers are able to keep the government open until Sept. 30 when the package expires.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
15 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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While volatility remains a factor, and production costs could keep prices from falling too low, the worst of the pricing spikes appears to be over.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Boasberg played basketball at Yale University, and future Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was one of his roommates in law school Boasberg's playing days are over after a knee replacement several years ago.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Overhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhead. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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