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Recent Examples of mark up
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2026
And in the commercial market, large 340B hospitals can mark up cancer drugs an average of close to five times.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
11 Apr. 2026
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Prepackaged vegetables can carry a significant markup and may not stay fresh as long as their whole counterparts.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
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Verb
That marks up as an 11 percent drop in participation in just 13 months.
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Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2026
And in the commercial market, large 340B hospitals can mark up cancer drugs an average of close to five times.
—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
The New Jersey Transit rail price for a round-trip game is $98, having initially been set at $150, but still a seven-times markup on usual fares.
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Prepackaged vegetables can carry a significant markup and may not stay fresh as long as their whole counterparts.
—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mark up
Verb
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Hiring in May was marked down to 129,000 from 172,000, while April’s job gains are now 148,000, down from an initial estimate of 179,000.
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Select suitcases and travel bags are marked down right now, including 20% off the Odyssey carry-on, the expandable backpack, and this puffy tote.
Noun
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In fact, the operating margin would have increased year over year if not for the surcharge dynamic.
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While gas prices have cooled in recent weeks, the wartime surcharge is still adding more than $360 million a day in higher gasoline costs.
Verb
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And in honor of the Fourth of July weekend, so many coveted styles are on sale, with some even double discounted with checkout code SAVE.
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Since Lululemon rarely discounts its most popular styles, this is one of the best opportunities to stock up before the holiday, and if history is any indication, the best colors and sizes won't stay in stock for long.
Noun
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This means that plaintiffs will recover somewhere between 26% and 53% of overcharge damages, according to one of the court documents—far beyond the typical amount, which lands between 5% and 15%.
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Jurors confused an overcharge with a discount.
Verb
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Camp Meeker Cabin stands as a thoughtful retreat that brings mountain living back to its essentials.
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The ceremony, which brought both families together, was officiated by family friend Adam Sandler.
Noun
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Other advantages include the fact that ownership of compute may reduce dependency on price fluctuations and gouging.
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But the buildup to America’s first time hosting the World Cup since 1994 has been nonstop controversy, from exorbitant ticket cost and price-gouging for public transportation to our country’s far-right immigration policies scaring away many would-be visitors.
Verb
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The original Game of Thrones dragon eggs are up for auction and expected to fetch a hefty price.
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His Cayuse Bionic Frog now fetches around $400 a bottle, and toward $600 for older vintages.
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“Mark up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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