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Recent Examples of overhead
Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
In the exhibition, a sound installation mimics the hovering of drones overhead – a daily reality for Ukrainians near the front, and the creative contribution of Clemens Poole, who runs the Drones for Drones project.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2025
New Atlas, 29 May 2025
The organization also does not take a profit and raises money to cover overhead costs, including rent, utilities and staff at its Miami depot.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
The company says its goal is to help small teams power smarter, faster growth without technical overhead.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Adverb
The Northern Lights may be visible overhead and/or in northern skies from 10 U.S. states on Thursday, May 29 through Saturday, May 31, 2025, after a spike in geomagnetic activity.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
In the exhibition, a sound installation mimics the hovering of drones overhead – a daily reality for Ukrainians near the front, and the creative contribution of Clemens Poole, who runs the Drones for Drones project.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2025
Adjective
Another clever highlight Grand Designs has hidden away, a 50-in projector screen at the foot of the bed unfurls from the overhead cabinetry at the push of a button next to the passenger-side window.
—New Atlas, 29 May 2025
The organization also does not take a profit and raises money to cover overhead costs, including rent, utilities and staff at its Miami depot.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Noun
Almost 40 years ago in Minnesota, Pele still displayed moments of quickness, deft passing and even tried to pull off an acrobatic overhead scissors kick.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
The company says its goal is to help small teams power smarter, faster growth without technical overhead.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhead
Adverb
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With several third and fourth year players trending upward, Green Bay should be poised to make a move.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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While breast cancer mortality rates have steadily decreased across the board, breast cancer incidence rates are still trending upward, especially in women under 50, per recent American Cancer Society data.—
Mara Santilli,
Flow Space,
21 May 2025
Noun
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With Bayern aiming to reduce their wage bill, the Wirtz signing would have come at the cost of at least an extra €20million (£16.8m, $22.7m) per year, on top of a transfer fee somewhere between €100m and €150m.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Associations struggling with the cost of full association management may wish to consider at least financial management.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The market index currently yields 1.25%, while the ETF has a 1.81% yield and 0.33% expense ratio.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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Medical and educational expenses easily top some of the most expensive costs a parent or guardian may face.—
David Kudla,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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The new findings describe a galactic battle between the galaxy on the right in the image above, which hosts an actively feeding black hole, a quasar, at its center, and its neighbor on the left, which is being bombarded by intense radiation that disrupts its ability to form new stars.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
24 May 2025
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Watch Atwell talk about her dogs farting on Cruise in the clip above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Higher federal deficit The bill's provisions would increase the federal deficit by $3.8 trillion from 2026 to 2034, according to the CBO, which cited tax changes, including the extension of the 2017 tax act and its revenues and outlays for refundable credits.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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By using trade credit effectively, small businesses can delay cash outlays, thereby conserving working capital for other essential expenses or investments.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Adverb
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When Narváez broke the scoreless stalemate with his blast, Rob Refsnyder held the cover aloft in the dugout.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
21 May 2025
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Daniel, who held aloft a purple flower, was leading a group of about 15 people from the California Native Plant Society.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The important conversation now is not whether Wirtz was worth that expenditure.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Upbeat quarterly earnings results from tech giants such Meta Platforms and Microsoft in late April further reignited optimism in the AI trade because the companies showed no signs of moderating their capital expenditure plans.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
Adverb
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Supporters say this is the mark of a unifying candidate, though the fear remains that once voting is over, the old bitterness and acrimony will return without wholesale reform.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
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About 10 minutes later, the boat flipped over because of strong wind and both people fell into the water.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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“Overhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhead. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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