Thesaurus results for SELLING (FOR)

selling (for)

verb

present participle of sell (for)

as in going (for)

to have a price of the house is selling for $200,000

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costing

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Patching up an outdated, aging infrastructure — like decades-old HVAC, electrical systems and leaking roofs — is a costly, short-term fix that drains our resources and ends up costing the community more.

— Daily Southtown, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The Kremlin released a 74-year-old retired teacher accused of fighting for Kyiv — a move experts said would foster goodwill with the White House while costing Moscow little.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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