as in costly
commanding a large price
expensive clothing that only the truly wealthy can afford
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Recent Examples of expensive
Littell, 29, is the only player who looks to be relatively expensive, projected by mlbtraderumors.com to make $4.8 million.
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Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
While some basic tools for managing digital accounts after death are free, more advanced services can be expensive.
—Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
Dell So, does that mean the Alienware Aurora, the smaller and less expensive desktop that Dell is more likely to sell in volume, will get the ATX treatment, too?
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
But doing so has proven to be more difficult, and far more expensive, than originally envisioned.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
While some basic tools for managing digital accounts after death are free, more advanced services can be expensive.
—Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
Dell So, does that mean the Alienware Aurora, the smaller and less expensive desktop that Dell is more likely to sell in volume, will get the ATX treatment, too?
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
But doing so has proven to be more difficult, and far more expensive, than originally envisioned.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expensive
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The Palisades and Eaton fires have burned more than 12,000 structures and are expected to be the most costly fires in American history, with estimates ranging from $50 billion to $150 billion.Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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With thousands of structures damaged or destroyed, experts say the toll could reach more than $150 billion, making these fires among the costliest natural disasters in American history.ABC News, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Cooperation is essential to survive, as World of Warcraft in its earliest iterations relied on players to party up to complete quests and successfully run dungeons to obtain valuable gear.Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
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His father is the village sarpanch, or headman, and the family owns valuable farmland.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Technics has redesigned the concept of active speakers from top to bottom and come up with a premium product that is exceptional.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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An Artisans After Hours event with hors d’oeuvres alongside premium wines and music by Vintner and DJ Jason Lede.Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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Similarly, streaming companies that got spooked by a moment of softening demand have now lost precious ground in a rapidly consolidating industry.Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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This week, the 83-year-old mogul shared a precious photo of her and horse Bond on Instagram, where she can be seen bundled up against the frigid New York weather in a puffer coat and a clever winter accessory that Oprah Winfrey also approves of: a collar scarf.Clara McMahon, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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In December 2019, the Angolan Embassy hosted an extravagant event at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art to commemorate the 1619 anniversary.Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Families who had given their sons and their future to the regime survived on bread and tea while Assad’s inner circle and other high officials flaunted their wealth on Instagram—luxury cars, seaside mansions, extravagant weddings.Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Expensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expensive. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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