as in soaring
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Recent Examples of overhead
Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Maintaining an upright posture, press the dumbbells overhead until your elbows are almost straight.
—Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2026
Coulibaly then scored another hat-trick, including an overhead kick, in a 3-3 draw with Brazil in the final group match.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority closed a portion of the line in large part to replace a wooden overhead trough, which housed electric wiring and was installed in the tunnel in the late 19th century, when the subway was first built.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
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Adverb
As a drone whirred overhead and hooded people spray-painted the building and its fixtures, the protestors advocated for more civilly disobedient methods.
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If approved by the federal government, the newsrooms continued to compete, but companies saved overhead costs associated with newsprint, printing presses and distribution.
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The $735 million Electric System Resiliency Plan is the result of more than a year of stakeholder engagement, cost analysis and third-party studies of Austin Energy’s overhead and underground distribution system.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for overhead
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Little bursts of dub delay flare without warning, kicking up dust devils; every now and then, the telltale sweep of the pitch-bend wheel flicks upward like a fast-rising tide and then, after a minute or two, falls back into place.—
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Outdoors in nature, plants grow uniformly upwards towards the sun.—
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By March 2024, the state had already spent $3 million reimbursing ranchers for damages caused by wolves throughout the northern part of the state, as well as the cost of investing in nonlethal deterrents to keep them away, such as fencing, flags and other methods.—
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The average cost of a home health aide is around $6,000 a month.—
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Once again, marble and soapstone, cited above, are excellent alternatives that will stand the test of time despite constant wear and tear.—
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Follow the method listed above and hang it to dry.—
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But longer-term expenses, such as insurance and facility maintenance, are carried by the property’s owners.—
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Uniforms are supplied; no out of pocket expenses.—
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The Mean Green's best football season ever wasn't even over before the major figures from that team left, or announced their intentions to bounce ASAP; when the season did end, moments after North Texas defeated San Diego State to win the New Mexico Bowl, is when the great Denton flood began.—
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The tense music and security cam footage seem to suggest this isn’t over, that Cooper could face consequences for hurting the guy.—
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The rash may begin as small, flat, round discolorations that become raised and fluid-filled (clear or pus) before scabbing.—
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Some advocates want at least $150 million for immigrant legal services in California’s budget, money that would follow an initial outlay last year.—
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But that expansion has almost entirely been powered by higher outlays on computer equipment and software.—
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In a separate statement to Whittier Daily News, Rowley claimed that the city had ignored complaints about upraised sidewalks caused by tree roots for years, and stated the city had not implemented adequate inspection protocols.—
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“Overhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overhead. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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