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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Extraction intensifies to compensate.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
The judge concluded program participants could not be Salvation Army employees because there was no express or implied agreement they would be compensated.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Funk said the site offers deals six to 12 times the value, compared to redeeming points for cash back.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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This ticket must be redeemed at the Florida Lottery main office or one of the nine district offices, such as the one in Miami Lakes at 14621 Oak Ln.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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In August 2024, federal prosecutors accused JMG Investments and Schwartz of improperly receiving two PPP loans in December 2020 and not repaying the duplicate loan as required, according to the DOJ.—
Andrea Klick,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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For clarity purposes, the figures below assume that the full line of credit is borrowed immediately and then repaid (and that the interest rate remains constant).—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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This story has been updated to correct the attribution in a quote to Nixon instead of Moody.—
Freida Frisaro,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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The story has been corrected and updated.—
Steven Portnoy,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2026
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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 27 Jan. 2026.
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