as in to sting
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
since I had forgotten the sunscreen, I was forced to buy it from the concession stand at the beach—where they gouged me for it
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Recent Examples of gouge
Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
More than 4 million Americans gouged by credit repair companies including Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com will soon collectively receive $1.8 billion in refund checks, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Thursday.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
Inside the Actor’s Real Estate Portfolio By Michelle Duncan
Look for any imperfections in the wood, like deep scuffs, nicks, holes, gouges, or scratches.
—Kenzi Wilbur, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2024
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Verb
During the assault, Cordova used his hands to try to gouge the carrier’s eyes, officials said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
More than 4 million Americans gouged by credit repair companies including Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com will soon collectively receive $1.8 billion in refund checks, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Thursday.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
Filing the edges of your putty knife can help avoid gouges in your ceiling.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
Inside the Actor’s Real Estate Portfolio By Michelle Duncan
Look for any imperfections in the wood, like deep scuffs, nicks, holes, gouges, or scratches.
—Kenzi Wilbur, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gouge
Verb
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Sea anemones provide anemonefish with shelter and a secure spawning site thanks to their stinging tentacles.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Choosing Slotkin—a moderate who won Michigan's Senate race in November even as Trump carried the state—to deliver the Democratic response may signal a party shift after last year's stinging losses in the general election.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Where this side canyon originated on the slope of the mountain was a hollow of generous dimensions.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Vibrating air catches in their pink smeared curves, turrets of mineral detail hovering over a hollow that was formerly something’s home, something then soft and now absent.—
Audrey Wollen,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This said, in recent years a number of Medicaid contractors have been investigated for overcharging the program.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Just this week, Lockheed Martin, the top U.S. defense manufacturer, settled a $30 million lawsuit accusing it of overcharging the Pentagon for years.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The rails slide into a dovetail groove in the main crossbars.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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The trochlea is a groove in the lower end of the femur that guides the kneecap during knee movements, according to drrobertlaprademd.com.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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More wearable tech news: Are Halliday's AI smart glasses an amazing new wearable or surefire way to cheat?—
Adam Smith,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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In another trial, an AI even used the semantics of its programmers to reach its cheating phase.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The 29-year-old endured a deep puncture wound in her abdomen, severe muscle trauma, and mental and psychological stress in the aftermath, the Associated Press reported.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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But the crash in the second run there left her with a puncture wound in her abdomen that kept her out of competition until late January.—
Zack Pierce,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Insurers also can surcharge policyholders for 100% of assessments in excess of those amounts.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The carriers could then surcharge their residential and commercial customers for half of what they are assessed.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Sure, the Currys should get another stab at it on Monday, when the Warriors make their annual trek to Charlotte and Steph Curry’s yearly shining moment in uptown takes place.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2025
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According to the Riverside Press-Enterprise, Olejniczak was found dead in his apartment with stab wounds to his chest.—
Christian Martinez,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Gouge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gouge. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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