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billing

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verb

present participle of bill

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of billing
Noun
Auditors said other warning signs for potential fraud included multiple hospices in one building, geographic clustering, low patient counts, high rates of terminally ill patients later discharged alive, excessive billing and staff shared across multiple companies. Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 Theater owners, meanwhile, are giddy at the prospect of the double-billing. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026 An online petition demanding an investigation into the utility’s billing practices had gathered more than 33,000 signatures as of Tuesday morning. Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026 Law enforcement identified several social media accounts used by Riggs through subscriber and billing records. Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for billing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billing
Noun
  • Both trials — one in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the other in Los Angeles — pointed to the struggles Meta has faced to adequately police Facebook and Instagram, which remain the company's primary cash engines due to their dominant position in digital advertising.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
  • But the gambling companies take in revenue directly from each wager, unlike the social-media apps, which make money by selling advertising.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In a video captured on March 11, Punch, the baby macaque, is spotted cuddling up with another macaque in the Ishikawa City Zoo Monkey Mountain enclosure.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
  • When not on the road, she can be found coaching ski racing and cuddling her rescue doodle, Ezra.
    Naomi Tomky, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • There is not a natural fit between living happily in that kind of place and spending your career investigating and then publishing your findings, at least if your investigations are local.
    Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Here’s what aspiring novelists and readers should know about the behind-the-scenes of publishing a fiction book.
    Josh Rivera, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In a message Monday on X, Sánchez said that so far there were no signs indicating that the plane was attacked by rebel groups that operate near Puerto Leguizamo.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Veintemilla’s attorney, Tama Beth Kudman, sought to show that the videos were advertisements and the messages highlighted by prosecutors lacked context.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Dozens of vessels broadcasting AIS — automatic identification system — destinations referenced Chinese ownership or crew presence while operating in the Gulf, according to Windward.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
  • For example, maritime intelligence group Windward said six Iranian VLCCs, or very large crude carriers, were on Friday operating with their transponders off or broadcasting deceptive locations while at Kharg.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Variety reviewer Scott Bryan was generally upbeat when assessing the show.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Ukraine is assessing further steps for long-term security cooperation with each of those countries, Umerov said.
    Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Based on industry sources, a 30-second commercial on The Bachelorette costs about $100,000.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Jeffers will report to Ben Blake, executive vice president, customer and commercial.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Then Shep leaps into bed with Austen, practically spooning him and draping his legs over the big muppet.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But your interest in separating eggs, stirring continuously, sifting or spooning or levelling flour—in short, your interest in baking—is a lie, although your interest in baked goods remains very much true.
    Talia Argondezzi, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026

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“Billing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billing. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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