selling (for)

present participle of sell (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for selling (for)
costing
Verb
  • Despite costing a fraction of the price of Hoka shoes, 60 Amazon reviewers have compared them to the higher-end brand, both in look and feel.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Though the Red Sox did shoot themselves in the foot with base-running, fielding and bunting failures in Game 2, thus costing them their shot at reaching the ALDS, Game 3 was a bit more representative of the Red Sox and their weaknesses.
    Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Selling (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selling%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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