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Recent Examples of mark up
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Sinegal instituted a policy that Costco could mark up merchandise by no more than fourteen per cent—fifteen in the case of Kirkland goods—and received a report on anything that reached more than thirteen per cent.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2026
That imbalance has costly consequences, with Russia paying markups close to 90% on sanctioned Chinese goods.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Nancy using an overhead projector to mark up a map of Hawkins, noting all the territory Hopper has re-patrolled in search of Vecna, becomes a tidy little metaphor for all the backward gazing.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Sinegal instituted a policy that Costco could mark up merchandise by no more than fourteen per cent—fifteen in the case of Kirkland goods—and received a report on anything that reached more than thirteen per cent.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
The bill, which would expand the original COPPA to cover teens younger than 17 years old, separately passed the Senate by unanimous consent as the committee’s markup was underway.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2026
That imbalance has costly consequences, with Russia paying markups close to 90% on sanctioned Chinese goods.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mark up
Verb
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Everything from Quince’s Mongolian cashmere to washable silk and European linen bedding is marked down on March 25.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
25 Mar. 2026
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Amazon Spring Sale shoe deals Level up your shoe closet with some Amazon spring sale finds, too, like these raffia espadrille sandals that are 44% off, plus mesh ballet flats from Sam Edelman that are marked down to just $40.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Airlines may impose additional fuel surcharge fees amid prolonged spikes in fuel costs, Goodger said.—
Jessica Dickler,Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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That same anti-rich mania is driving Illinois Democrats to push for a 3% surcharge levied against $1 million earners.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Jurors confused an overcharge with a discount.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Property-tax breaks, discounted prices on land, cheap leases, municipal bonds, free utilities—local governments will offer all these things and more to get teams to come or to stay.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Toyota has also moved recently to discount its existing bZ electric crossover SUV.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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President Lee Jae Myung also advised his government to crack down on oil refinery companies and gas stations to prevent price-gouging while making efforts to secure supply ships that do not pass through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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The public better wake up, because the creativity of the MTA, and Hochul’s gouging of a disinterested and unwise public, have no limits.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As Los Angeles County activists continue their search for the suspect or suspects who have shot multiple alley cats in South Los Angeles with a BB gun, PETA has offered a $5,000 reward in hopes of bringing the crimes to a stop.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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This brings the total to five Israeli soldiers killed in southern Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah reignited after the militant group fired rockets into Israel on March 2.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Workers in luminous yellow jackets sat on bare concrete slabs during games, occasionally fetching footballs that flew through the uprights and bounced around.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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When this writer foolishly forgot her iPods inside the Palais, the 15-minute walk to fetch them — during which I was almost toppled over by wind and accosted by sleet — was enough to make her hole up in her hotel room for the rest of the day.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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