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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That, in turn, led to Southampton getting thrown out of the playoffs — costing the team a chance of promotion to the lucrative Premier League — and receiving a four-point deduction to start this season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
The film brought in $8 million domestically during its opening weekend despite costing over $80 million to produce.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

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