as in expensive
commanding a large price
running is one sport that does not require a lot of costly equipment
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Recent Examples of costly
The more senior the team, the more costly this incongruence becomes, because symbolic behavior travels quickly through the organization.
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Britton Bloch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Detainees also say food rations were reduced, forcing them to buy costly items at the commissary.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Delays can be costly for the latter group of buyers.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 11 June 2026
Meng said in a public meeting that the program was costly and that the fund’s other risk controls cut losses by $11 billion.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
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Britton Bloch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Detainees also say food rations were reduced, forcing them to buy costly items at the commissary.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Delays can be costly for the latter group of buyers.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 11 June 2026
Meng said in a public meeting that the program was costly and that the fund’s other risk controls cut losses by $11 billion.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for costly
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Housing is too expensive, gas is at $5 a gallon, and student debt is crushing an entire generation of young people.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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Disruption of transit through the strait has crimped global energy supplies, driven up fuel prices and made food and other basics more expensive well beyond the region.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 June 2026
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The company has ballooned into one of the most valuable private companies on the planet, reaching a valuation of $850 billion earlier this year.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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Powered entirely by sunlight, the system simultaneously transforms carbon dioxide into a valuable chemical while converting biomass waste into the essential building blocks for sustainable plastics.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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“Costly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costly. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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