as in fetching
to have a price of
the raffle tickets cost a dollar each
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Recent Examples of costing
Harvard undergraduate tuition is listed at $59,320, with Princeton costing $65,210, and MIT costing $64,310.
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Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc both retired from Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, costing the team ground in the battle to finish second in the teams’ championship.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Expansion of the kingdom’s phosphate production would likely be split across three or four new projects, each costing between $5 billion to $8 billion, Al Mudaifer said.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
In May, the indictment said, Clase agreed to throw a ball at a certain point in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the batter swung, resulting in a strike, costing the bettors $4,000 in wagers.
—NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
And that's where the diplomatic gridlock is costing so many people their lives.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
With child care now costing costing more than many college degrees and more than rent in some major cities, parents are finding finances stretched.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
That’s costing you money—and momentum.
—Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Otherwise, the 49ers have not only met coach Kyle Shanahan’s wish of not costing the 49ers’ games, but have contributed to winning them.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc both retired from Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, costing the team ground in the battle to finish second in the teams’ championship.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Expansion of the kingdom’s phosphate production would likely be split across three or four new projects, each costing between $5 billion to $8 billion, Al Mudaifer said.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
In May, the indictment said, Clase agreed to throw a ball at a certain point in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the batter swung, resulting in a strike, costing the bettors $4,000 in wagers.
—NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
And that's where the diplomatic gridlock is costing so many people their lives.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
With child care now costing costing more than many college degrees and more than rent in some major cities, parents are finding finances stretched.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
That’s costing you money—and momentum.
—Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Otherwise, the 49ers have not only met coach Kyle Shanahan’s wish of not costing the 49ers’ games, but have contributed to winning them.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costing
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In addition, the extension has been storing and fetching dislike counts that users have placed for new videos since 2021.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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In his school classroom Hinds’s mantra is sankofa, the West African concept of fetching what is valuable from the past to feed the present and future.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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The proposal calls for expanding the project’s scope to include 90 more acute care beds, bringing the hospital’s total to 136 beds.—
Chase Jordan
November 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Nov. 2025
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Just two ways of bringing playful drama to a space through color, the brightness is reminiscent of the joy of holidays and puts a smile on everyone’s face.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Costing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costing. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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