as in fetching
to have a price of
the raffle tickets cost a dollar each
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Recent Examples of costing
It’s getting crowded around the bottom of the standings, and that reasonably solid December could end up costing Calgary what would be their first top-three pick in franchise history.
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Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
But McCarthy suffered a preseason knee injury, costing him his rookie year and clearing the starting job for Darnold.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
Both Ahmed and Khot described their ad campaigns as costing in the six figures.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Canadian national team skeleton coach Joe Cecchini has spoken out about the sudden national controversy surrounding his team's decision to withdraw athletes from an Olympic qualifier, costing American Katie Uhlaender a chance to make the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Data shows 55% of renters seek monthly units costing less than $2,500, and 85% want units with two bedrooms or fewer.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
These drones are inexpensive, often costing $500 or less, and are produced at scale.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Federal prosecutors say a Milwaukee tax preparer enriched herself by filing returns with false information, awarding money to clients who didn't deserve it and costing the Internal Revenue Service nearly $2 million.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Here at home, two men were charged in a SNAP benefits fraud scheme costing taxpayers more than $7 million.
—Jennifer Nassour, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
But McCarthy suffered a preseason knee injury, costing him his rookie year and clearing the starting job for Darnold.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
Both Ahmed and Khot described their ad campaigns as costing in the six figures.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Canadian national team skeleton coach Joe Cecchini has spoken out about the sudden national controversy surrounding his team's decision to withdraw athletes from an Olympic qualifier, costing American Katie Uhlaender a chance to make the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Data shows 55% of renters seek monthly units costing less than $2,500, and 85% want units with two bedrooms or fewer.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
These drones are inexpensive, often costing $500 or less, and are produced at scale.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Federal prosecutors say a Milwaukee tax preparer enriched herself by filing returns with false information, awarding money to clients who didn't deserve it and costing the Internal Revenue Service nearly $2 million.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Here at home, two men were charged in a SNAP benefits fraud scheme costing taxpayers more than $7 million.
—Jennifer Nassour, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costing
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The Reader has changed hands a half-dozen times during the new millennium, fetching as little as $1 in 2018 before converting to a nonprofit in 2022.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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When Mickey smashes the broom, each piece becomes a new water-fetching runaway robot.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The king’s strategy has been swiftly pulling titles, distancing himself from Andrew while bringing his nieces further into the royal fold.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Most of the stars observed by Kepler were fainter than magnitude 13 in our sky, so HD 137010b's star is an outlier at magnitude 10, bringing it in range of even 6-inch (150mm) amateur telescopes.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Costing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costing. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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