gouged

verb

past tense of gouge
as in stung
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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Recent Examples of gouged Insurance carriers are often able to negotiate a better rate for the tow, if he was indeed getting gouged. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The Colts were gouged on the ground by the Lamar Jackson/Derrick Henry tandem and the Chiefs can exploit that with Patrick Mahomes/Kenneth Walker III. — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 One man who worked at the Kenscoff police station had his eyes gouged and arms torn off, the report found. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Trump recently posted on his Truth Social account that big oil companies were not dropping gas prices fast enough, and that Americans were being gouged. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 The bullets shattered nine panes of glass, their wooden framework gouged by bullet fragments. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026 Nobody likes being price gouged, whether at the gas pump, ticket purchase, or a rideshare. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 Then thunder crashes and a hand with an open wound gets gouged open. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026 In a development as predictable as the Yankees overpaying for talent, viewers grew increasingly weary of getting gouged like that and responded with a wave of cord-cutting that has now ensured that OPM is no longer a viable option for RSNs. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gouged
  1. stung
  2. cheated
  3. overcharged
  4. surcharged
  5. soaked
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  • All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The loss to Ole Miss three weeks ago stung, but was not unexpected.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of stung
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  • As Gabe yells that Morgan cheated and broke up the family, a grin starts to spread across Nick’s and Serena’s faces.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Dubas front office cheated for offence in a sense too, deciding to buck the trend by building from centre ice backwards and not drafting/developing top d-men.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheated
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  • The investigation centered on $10 million connected to a $67 million settlement with Centene Corporation over allegations the company overcharged Florida's Medicaid program.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The White House has started sending $500 Obamacare refund checks to nearly 1 million Americans who the administration says were overcharged for their insurance.
    — Natalia Mittelstadt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of overcharged
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  • Domestic flights will also get surcharged.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of surcharged
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  • Previous research from the same site suggests that Neanderthals may have soaked and cooked meals of plants and legumes together.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Strong overnight storms brought heavy rain and damaging winds to the Kansas City area, leaving parts of the metro soaked with 1 to 2 inches of rain.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of soaked

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“Gouged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gouged. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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