as in expensive
commanding a large price
ultraexpensive medical equipment that only the largest hospitals can afford
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Recent Examples of ultraexpensive
Today’s ultraexpensive drugs include not just new medications, like Mavenclad, the multiple sclerosis drug that Ms. Crawford needs, but also older medications that drug companies have hiked the prices of in the last few decades.
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Francesca Paris, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023
Francesca Paris, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultraexpensive
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The Tidal Basin: The $113 million project — the most expensive NPS has ever designed — will replace 6,800 feet of sinking seawalls along the Tidal Basin and the Potomac and will add larger walkways.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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Imposing higher tariffs on other nations, however, is likely to make many consumer goods more expensive at a time when many Americans’ fears of a pending recession are growing.—
Annette Choi,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These shoes are so highly coveted and valuable that Sotheby’s hosted an auction to sell them.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Apple needs to figure out how to grow its most valuable business.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Both problems made an appearance in Saturday night’s costly 121-115 overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at Kaseya Center.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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Russia has invested heavily in developing hypersonic missiles, storming ahead with its costly programs before hammering Ukraine with missiles like the Kinzhal and Tsirkon.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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Despite their premium sound quality and fresh styling, the new Axion are the Campfire Audio’s most accessible pair of earphones yet.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The ethos of the company is premium quality stories with compelling characters.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2025
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Actual samples of lunar regolith are rare and precious, and therefore simulants, which aim to replicate different types of regolith, are used for experiments instead.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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So to get to dig into that was something that felt really special and precious to me.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Ultraexpensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultraexpensive. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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