as in to compensate
to make up for (an offense)
tried to atone for forgetting their anniversary by giving his wife a truly extravagant gift
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The Pixel’s Magic Editor leverages generative AI tools, which can remove objects in the background, alter lighting, and realistically change the entire mood of a phone (a bright middary sun can easily be compensated for).—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
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Efficient, neat, always available as a means of compensating for her (completely justified) fear of not being a brilliant enough copywriter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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When redeeming the free cone at any Graeter's location, customers can make a donation directly to The Cure Starts Now.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Click here and redeem your preferred reward by betting on one of tonight's MLB games or an upcoming Week 1 NFL matchup.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The buyer must repay the full value of the tax credit to the IRS when filing a tax return.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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So if bankruptcy hits one of these borrowers, MSDL is first to be repaid.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Under the new process, property owners will still receive a notice when a violation occurs, but if the issue is not corrected within seven days, the Parks and Recreation Department will step in to mow or clean the property, the release states.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
3 Sep. 2025
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Hamilton attempted to correct the oversteer but crashed into the barrier, severely damaging the front right section of his SF-25.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Sisters have come a long way, but never strayed from their mission: to promulgate universal joy and expiate stigmatic guilt.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2023
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But now Epstein, 49, is wearing a different hat, and hoping to expiate his unintended sins against a sport that has been his lifelong passion.—
David Axelrod,
CNN,
1 Apr. 2023
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“Atone (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atone%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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