as in expensive
commanding a large price
with the tough economy, fewer people are likely to be making big-ticket purchases
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Recent Examples of big-ticket
But there’s no grand conspiracy and there’s no new information on these big-ticket conspiracy ideas.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Evidence of that disparity will only mount for big-ticket items.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Consumers, still grappling with inflation and high interest rates, may begin to delay big-ticket purchases, especially as tariffs push prices even higher.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
But in the meantime, any household that can’t put off a big-ticket purchase this year will feel the brunt of the tariffs, according to Tedeschi.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Evidence of that disparity will only mount for big-ticket items.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Consumers, still grappling with inflation and high interest rates, may begin to delay big-ticket purchases, especially as tariffs push prices even higher.
—Bedassa Tadesse, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025
But in the meantime, any household that can’t put off a big-ticket purchase this year will feel the brunt of the tariffs, according to Tedeschi.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for big-ticket
Adjective
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Your daily cup of joe could get even more expensive under new U.S. tariffs on dozens of countries around the world.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Samsung giving away one of its most expensive wearables, with its flagship smartphone, also marks the beginning of more serious discounts in the coming months.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
13 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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Broadway is a costly, heavily unionized business and stars like Washington and Clooney don’t like to get tied up in the same project for months, let alone years.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
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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“Big-ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big-ticket. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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