as in fetching
to have a price of
the raffle tickets cost a dollar each
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Recent Examples of costing
The city officially added the 50-acre Broadcast Hill property to the Tandy Hills Natural Area in June 2020, costing about $600,000 to acquire.
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Samuel O’Neal 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Most reporters and their organizations are doing just that, finding sources outside the administration, like the ones in Congress who told The Hill how much money the war is costing taxpayers per day.
—Kathy Kiely, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
This plan also enables the cost-cutting required by the gift that keeps on taking -- the quarterback now departed but still costing Miami dearly.
—Greg Cote
updated March 17, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Two spying buses passed me and took pictures of my car, resulting in my receiving two citations costing me $100.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
The Warriors lost their final Big West regular-season game to visiting Long Beach State last Saturday, costing them a share of the Big West title with UCI.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Please see what this is costing families.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
For the next 16 weeks, the man behind one of the most famous restaurants in the world was going to work with his 130-member team at the five-acre compound to create multi-course meals costing $1,500 a seat.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
At the beginning of February, the president announced that the center would close for about two years for renovations, costing at least $200 million.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Samuel O’Neal 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
Most reporters and their organizations are doing just that, finding sources outside the administration, like the ones in Congress who told The Hill how much money the war is costing taxpayers per day.
—Kathy Kiely, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
This plan also enables the cost-cutting required by the gift that keeps on taking -- the quarterback now departed but still costing Miami dearly.
—Greg Cote
updated March 17, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Two spying buses passed me and took pictures of my car, resulting in my receiving two citations costing me $100.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
The Warriors lost their final Big West regular-season game to visiting Long Beach State last Saturday, costing them a share of the Big West title with UCI.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Please see what this is costing families.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
For the next 16 weeks, the man behind one of the most famous restaurants in the world was going to work with his 130-member team at the five-acre compound to create multi-course meals costing $1,500 a seat.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
At the beginning of February, the president announced that the center would close for about two years for renovations, costing at least $200 million.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costing
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In a sign that the dinosaur fossil market remains strong, a rare young dinosaur skeleton blew past its $4 million to $6 million Sotheby’s preauction estimate in July and ended up fetching more than $30 million in a bidding frenzy, including fees and costs.—
R.J. Rico,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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In a sign that the dinosaur fossil market remains strong, a rare young dinosaur skeleton blew past its $4 million to $6 million Sotheby’s preauction estimate in July and ended up fetching more than $30 million in a bidding frenzy, including fees and costs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The development signals continued momentum in bringing humanoid robotics closer to commercial factory use.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Katherine has built an incredible track record of bringing premium content to market and building enduring partnerships with top-tier talent that has consistently positioned the studio at the forefront of the industry.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Costing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costing. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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