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
Replacing filters can be costly, and discarding them every few months isn’t environmentally friendly.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
Labor-intensive fresh produce is particularly susceptible to disruption, and could drive retailers to seek out imports — which will also be costlier because of tariffs.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, Disney is proposing costly economic terms that would raise prices on YouTube TV customers and give our customers fewer choices, while benefiting Disney’s own live TV products – like Hulu + Live TV and, soon, Fubo.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
No costly shipments from Earth are required.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
Labor-intensive fresh produce is particularly susceptible to disruption, and could drive retailers to seek out imports — which will also be costlier because of tariffs.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, Disney is proposing costly economic terms that would raise prices on YouTube TV customers and give our customers fewer choices, while benefiting Disney’s own live TV products – like Hulu + Live TV and, soon, Fubo.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
No costly shipments from Earth are required.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for costly
Adjective
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Zettel then decided renting a hotel room for the night would be too expensive and let her daughter sleep in her car instead.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the aftermath of the expensive blunder, Schwarzman was quickly pulled aside by an investor.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI—the world’s most valuable private company—recently echoed that sentiment after becoming a father.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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These were mysterious and valuable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Costly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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