as in elevated
located at a greater height than average or usual
we were sitting way up in the nosebleed seats
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Recent Examples of nosebleed
While credit card debt continues to climb to nosebleed heights, delinquencies are slowing and average balances are lower relative to borrowers’ earnings than before the pandemic.
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J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The resale tickets were astronomically priced, even for nosebleed seats.
—Cynthia Moss, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Baseball’s 162-game season has long been the steak and the sizzle for the RSN model, and went a long way toward justifying the networks’ nosebleed carriage fees.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The strangeness heightens as one of the staff members tries to staunch an incessant nosebleed mid-conversation and when Elisabeth launches into an almost 10-minute fit of laughter.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The resale tickets were astronomically priced, even for nosebleed seats.
—Cynthia Moss, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
Baseball’s 162-game season has long been the steak and the sizzle for the RSN model, and went a long way toward justifying the networks’ nosebleed carriage fees.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
The strangeness heightens as one of the staff members tries to staunch an incessant nosebleed mid-conversation and when Elisabeth launches into an almost 10-minute fit of laughter.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosebleed
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Kevin Carter/Getty Images This combination of high prices and elevated mortgage rates is still keeping many U.S. buyers to the sidelines of the market.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Although rates are off their highs, they are still elevated and worth watching.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Similarly, home equity loans and lines of credit tend to have high interest rates: in the mid-8% range as of mid-May, according to Bankrate.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Shakira kept the energy high on her second night in East Rutherford, N.J.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
17 May 2025
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“Nosebleed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosebleed. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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