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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
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Learner earns an undisclosed markup on your sessions.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 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
But the mix at Dollar Tree, Dollar General and Family Dollar shows that a few dollars can still buy a functioning kitchen tool — a hand juicer, a hot plate, a sandwich press — without the markup of a department store.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Learner earns an undisclosed markup on your sessions.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mark up
Verb
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Shop this 100% cotton summer dress while it’s marked down, and browse more breezy sundress styles below.—
Better Homes & Gardens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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Best Amazon Shoe Deals Shoes are also massively marked down this month.—
Madeline Merinuk,
PEOPLE,
6 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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There is substitution bias (consumers switch to cheaper alternatives), outlet bias (shoppers move to discount retailers), new goods bias (new products are late to enter the index), and quality change bias (improvements in products are improperly treated as price increases).—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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With fewer people coming to its stores and website to buy workout clothes, the company has also leaned more on discounting to drive sales, which has hurt its bottom line and its reputation as a premium brand.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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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In White Mana’s case, the diner’s rise from fair exhibit to real restaurant has brought nationwide attention over the years, but most reviewers agree that its burger cooked over a bed of onions lives up to the hype.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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This is a Stanley Cup Final between two franchises that bring it at the concession stands.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
Noun
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The ancient Greek sport of pankration employed techniques from the more structured disciplines of boxing and wrestling, with no rules except for prohibitions on eye-gouging and biting.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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What Raiff has seen is price-gouging at private airports and terminals.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The iPhone 15 Pro Max currently fetches $492, while the base iPhone 15 sits at $311.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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This pile of wires might fetch a few hundred dollars at a recycler.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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“Mark up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20up. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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