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Recent Examples of mark up
Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The shaft penetrated its mark up to the feathers.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2026
Instead, the service the companies provided consisted of reselling—at a significant markup—email lists obtained from other data brokers.
—ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
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Verb
The House last week put plans to mark up an institutional investors proposal on ice while the Senate advanced its version.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The shaft penetrated its mark up to the feathers.
—Delbert L. Chears, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
In true Michael Kors fashion, the purse has the elevated look and refined details of a luxury bag without the steep markup.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2026
Instead, the service the companies provided consisted of reselling—at a significant markup—email lists obtained from other data brokers.
—ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mark up
Verb
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And right now, Amazon has marked down a bunch of the brand's best travel shoes ahead of Prime Day, with some styles discounted by more than 50 percent.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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As they’re currently marked down to $40, this deal shouldn’t be slept-on—over 2,000 people have purchased this pair in the past month alone.—
Cheryl Wagemann,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
Noun
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For a company like Amazon, which sponsors H-1B workers by the thousands across its engineering and corporate ranks, a $100,000 surcharge on every new hire could be a budget-breaking line item.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
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Daniels said the sales tax surcharge will be applied to items not including fuel.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The box office power of Sinners also shouldn't be discounted this year, as Ryan Coogler's vampire smash has shown incredible strength among audiences and will absolutely be part of the conversation later this year.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 July 2025
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Premium brands like L’Oréal, Lancôme, and Maybelline have discounted their wares up to 50 percent off.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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This means that plaintiffs will recover somewhere between 26% and 53% of overcharge damages, according to one of the court documents—far beyond the typical amount, which lands between 5% and 15%.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jurors confused an overcharge with a discount.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Astros will be forced to enter a bidding war to bring their ace back to Houston.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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During operational missions, SpaceX plans to bring both Super Heavy and Ship back to Starbase for launch-tower catches.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Curtain calls Pankration was a form of sport invented by the ancient Greeks, a combination of wrestling and boxing in which almost everything short of biting and gouging was permitted.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Nov. 2025
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Newsom had spent months demonizing refiners for price-gouging, but when two refineries announced plans to shut down, raising the possibility of sharp gasoline price hikes, Newsom shifted to maintaining fuel supplies and encouraging oil production to stave off imports.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
12 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Bregman was projected by MLB Trade Rumors to fetch a six-year, $160 million contract.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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Regardless of the astronomical price a bottle may fetch or the attention lavished upon it by doting admirers, wine is, at its essence, an agricultural product, one whose economic value in the United States is $323 billion.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Mark up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20up. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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