costing

present participle of cost

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of costing Ultimately, the employee would be directed to wire a large sum of money to a particular bank account controlled by members of the conspiracy, costing the companies more than $129 million, according to prosecutors. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 The program was collapsing, the fan base was toxic and keeping Norvell would have likely ended up costing them more money in season ticket sales and booster donations than firing him and paying him off. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026 The robotics company also estimated each Digit v5 humanoid robot as initially costing Agility $150,000 based on the bill of materials. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026 The organization raised concerns that this would be the third sales tax hike since 2024, costing an average of $86 per person and $345 for a family of four in additional sales taxes each year. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 The top tier of subscription is known as Enterprise, costing $199 for 100 hours of chitchat and gives you more freedom to build your own AI characters and other add-ons. — New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026 Burke’s policy changes have caused pretrial jailing to increase, even when people do not pose a safety risk, costing the county hundreds of thousands of dollars. — Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 The most famous of these false narratives claimed machines stole votes away from Republicans, costing them the 2020 presidential election. — Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026 The advanced weapons most in demand and whose stockpiles have been drawn down are defensive missile interceptors, such as those launched by the Army's Patriot and THAAD systems, with a single Patriot interceptor costing millions of dollars. — Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costing
Verb
  • The original piece eventually went under the hammer at Christie’s in 2011, as part of the auction of Taylor’s extraordinary personal collection, fetching $74,500.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Even seats in the upper reaches of the stadium are reportedly fetching more than $3,500.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Heidi Rackliffe, Avec’s chief program officer, was bringing her team in on weekends to call everybody back.
    — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • By bringing a familiar nameplate into the electric era, VW has a chance to make the transition feel less like a leap into the unknown and more like buying the next version of a car people already understand.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Costing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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