atone (for)

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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Verb
  • Are the rights holders of the shows now being carried on additional platforms being compensated?
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Ultimately, local authorities will report the discovery to the National Heritage Board, which will decide if the state should compensate the finder.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back.
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
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    Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Duggan administration has interpreted state law to mean they can’t be repaid.
    Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Grizzly is claiming the singer-rapper is required to repay $27 million in advances from the tour, adding that Rod remains under contract to work with the promoter for future tours.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This story has been updated to correct the number of previous lawsuits settled over Monon South Trail.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, based on recent policy shifts, there is good reason to believe the administration will soon correct course.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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