costing

present participle of cost

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of costing These gaps in our system are leaving people behind and costing our health system billions of dollars. — Philip A. Chan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 Students use a point system to shop for groceries, with healthier items costing fewer points. — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Access to the activities runs on tickets, with each activity costing one to three tickets. — Hali Smith october 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026 That’s costing the US taxpayer tens of billions of dollars all while fuel prices have remained historically high. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 But what started as a cost-saving measure is now costing organizations their customers. — Malte Kosub, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Take the quiz here … LISTEN Tune in to learn how AI-powered voice and image cloning are fueling increasingly sophisticated scams and costing Americans billions. — FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Focus on production at scale The Navy describes Blackbeard as a highly maneuverable hypersonic weapon designed to meet an operational requirement while costing less than some existing high-end systems. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 Multiple sources say destabilization in the festival space points to the failure of an image-sanitization campaign involving Hollywood — one that’s costing Middle East investors too much and brought too few results. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costing
Verb
  • Its relatively basic grippers and limited lifting capacity are enough for tasks such as picking up shoes, clothes, and toys, wiping tables, fetching objects, and watering plants.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Alexandra Pechman’s feature debut drops Lily McInerny’s Nora into the cliquish literary world of 2011, where an internship at a taste-making magazine means reading the slush pile, fetching coffee, and navigating exclusive parties.
    — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The midterm election has arrived in Florida, bringing with it clashes for governor, Congress and the state Legislature, consequential constitutional amendments and local races and referenda.
    — Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Bryan's shirt immediately ignited a debate online, with social media users split over whether the singer was making a courageous political statement or bringing politics into a concert where fans simply came to hear music.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Costing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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