as in expensive
commanding a large price
running is one sport that does not require a lot of costly equipment
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Recent Examples of costly
Some of that can be attributed to the aging population and widespread use of costly pharmaceuticals like Ozempic and Wegovy to treat diabetes and other chronic health conditions.
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Rather than costly reshoots or disruptive dubbing, VisualDub seamlessly synchronized new audio with existing footage.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
By comparison, Alligator Alcatraz has been a costly endeavor, with more than $200 million committed to private vendors as of late July, according to records reviewed by the Miami Herald.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
The chicken salad is $5, and the costliest sandwich on the menu, a club with ham, turkey, bacon, cheese, lettuce and tomato, costs $8.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Rather than costly reshoots or disruptive dubbing, VisualDub seamlessly synchronized new audio with existing footage.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
By comparison, Alligator Alcatraz has been a costly endeavor, with more than $200 million committed to private vendors as of late July, according to records reviewed by the Miami Herald.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
The chicken salad is $5, and the costliest sandwich on the menu, a club with ham, turkey, bacon, cheese, lettuce and tomato, costs $8.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for costly
Adjective
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But the urge to seek more expensive custom solutions is powerful.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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By 2022, a shopper on a federal government-run marketplace had more than 100 choices, many of which included expensive trade-offs, presented in a way that made comparisons difficult without spreadsheets.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The sale broke multiple records to land a spot just under Judy Garland's Ruby Red Slippers from 1939's The Wizard Oz — which sold on Dec. 7, 2024, in Dallas for a whopping $32.5 million — as the second most valuable fashion item ever sold.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Ship the simplest valuable slice of your grand vision.—
Ashis Ghosh,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Costly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costly. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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