as in fetching
to have a price of
the raffle tickets cost a dollar each
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Recent Examples of costing
Islamabad, Pakistan — In the month since the US and Israel began their aerial bombing campaign of Iran, thousands of people have been killed across at least nine countries in a rapidly escalating conflict that is costing economies billions of dollars a day.
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Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Smart thermostats, easy to install and in some cases costing under a hundred bucks, can pay for themselves in a matter of months by automatically managing temperatures.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Wegovy is the cheapest GLP-1 available without insurance, costing $149 a month for the pill and $349 a month for the injectable.
—Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
The system crashed under heavy use, causing confusion and potentially costing delegates their votes.
—Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
According to TickPick, the priciest purchase on their platform so far was for three tickets in Section 114, Row T, costing $7,859 per ticket — a grand total of $23,576.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The costume was on the cheaper side of fursuit couture, costing about 2,000 euros (roughly $2300 at current exchange rates).
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Yet the air campaign, costing billions of dollars, has not forced Iran to capitulate and loosen its grip on the strait.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
The blackout bingo event was held Sunday, with each game costing $25, according to the casino’s website.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Smart thermostats, easy to install and in some cases costing under a hundred bucks, can pay for themselves in a matter of months by automatically managing temperatures.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Wegovy is the cheapest GLP-1 available without insurance, costing $149 a month for the pill and $349 a month for the injectable.
—Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
The system crashed under heavy use, causing confusion and potentially costing delegates their votes.
—Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
According to TickPick, the priciest purchase on their platform so far was for three tickets in Section 114, Row T, costing $7,859 per ticket — a grand total of $23,576.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The costume was on the cheaper side of fursuit couture, costing about 2,000 euros (roughly $2300 at current exchange rates).
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Yet the air campaign, costing billions of dollars, has not forced Iran to capitulate and loosen its grip on the strait.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
The blackout bingo event was held Sunday, with each game costing $25, according to the casino’s website.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costing
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Workers in luminous yellow jackets sat on bare concrete slabs during games, occasionally fetching footballs that flew through the uprights and bounced around.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Pop Mart has also moved into jewelry, with some Labubu gold necklaces fetching above $2,000.—
Elaine Yu,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Another cold front will push through the area on Easter Sunday, bringing rain and much cooler temperatures than Saturday.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cleaver, for his part, has also been hailed for bringing money back to Kansas City.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Costing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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