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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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Perry’s silver colorway does not appear on the label’s site, but the blue version is currently marked down 40 percent to $1,080 from $1,795.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
13 June 2026
Noun
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While gas prices have cooled in recent weeks, the wartime surcharge is still adding more than $360 million a day in higher gasoline costs.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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When coupled with other local taxes, women in Pakistan face a total 40% surcharge on period products, according to UNICEF, pricing out the most vulnerable.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Right now, this last-chance style is double-discounted at check-out—score them for a total of 42 percent off.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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Consider both carefully, then, before getting started, and don't discount the advantages of splitting your available funds among both types.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
12 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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Ticket Holders are only permitted to bring certain types of bags into stadiums.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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Tonight’s Gemini new moon brings adventure to your door.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Noun
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But the buildup to America’s first time hosting the World Cup since 1994 has been nonstop controversy, from exorbitant ticket cost and price-gouging for public transportation to our country’s far-right immigration policies scaring away many would-be visitors.—
Greg Cote
June 10,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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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
Verb
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The underlying numbers and methods stay the same, and the old series can still be downloaded by anyone who wants to fetch them.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The landmark 57-room residential complex in Los Altos fetched a purchase price of $43 million, according to documents filed on June 9 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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“Mark up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20up. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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