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verb

present tense third-person singular of gouge
as in stings
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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gouges

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noun

plural of gouge
as in grooves

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Recent Examples of gouges
Verb
In 2017, he was recalled after backing the $5 billion yearly gas tax that still gouges at the pump. — John Seiler, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gouges
  1. stings
  2. grooves
  3. overcharges
  4. hollows
  5. cheats
  6. punctures
  7. punches
Verb
  • For van Ess, the decision particularly stings because Google Earth has long been regarded as one of the best tools to verify information posted on social media.
    — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 31 July 2026
  • The female locates and stings a large insect such as a cicada or katydid and then brings it back to the burrow.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of stings
Noun
  • On his first appearance for Peak Oil, the Mancunian producer animates foreboding, percussive bass music with tricky details and Escherian grooves.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
  • Bacteria can hide in these small components, ridges, and grooves.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026
Definition of grooves
Verb
  • The most recent tally for 2024 shows overcharges ranging up to $480 per residential account.
    — Ed Hirs, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • An electronic safety system monitors each cell during operations, avoiding both under- and overcharges.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2017
Definition of overcharges
Noun
  • Aging often creates hollows around the eyes, temples and cheeks.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • Groups of amateur sleuths also cropped up in the hollows of tragedy to wrestle with the case and analyze rumors swarming the Horman family in online forums, echoing a familiar pattern of behavior on the internet in the face of long-unsolved criminal cases.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
Definition of hollows
Verb
  • Any forward who cheats for defence, as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has for much of his career, will play an elevated role on a Babcock team.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Though Lesnar rarely cheats to win, Femi isn’t going to lose clean.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of cheats
Noun
  • To help future researchers, the study also includes a tooth mark guide that describes and identifies several types of punctures, holes, and other marks on fossils that appear to be tooth marks.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
  • What the data punctures is the assumption that every task needs a frontier model, priced like one.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of punctures
Noun
  • Jade Cargill and Lash Legend faced off as US Bank Stadium cheered, but Green and Stratton broke it up and neutralized the Black amazons with 10-count punches.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • There were no punches thrown, just heated discussion about the result.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Definition of punches

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