Thesaurus results for SOLD (FOR)

sold (for)

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Definition of sold (for)

past tense of sell (for)

as in cost

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

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Now months removed from a thumb surgery that cost him half a season, Kirk leads the Jays in average, on-base and slugging percentage, hits, RBIs and walks over the last 18 days.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Greeley officials say improvements at a single intersection could cost up to $2 million.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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His auction record was set in 2022 when the painting Animal Unity (1978) fetched $312,000 Canadian (about $227,000 at current exchange rates), more than tripling its high estimate, at Canadian auctioneer Cowley Abbott.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Morrison bid successfully on Chappellet Vineyards 2024 Pritchard 57 Cabernet Sauvignon, which fetched $7,350 from the top buyer.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

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