Thesaurus results for ATONE (FOR)

atone (for)

verb

ə-ˈtōn

Definition of 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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Preferably, any recruit would also offer creativity from deep, given Newcastle need to try to compensate for the loss of creativity and goal-scoring threat that Guimaraes provided in midfield.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
That makes long-duration Treasuries particularly vulnerable if investors continue to demand higher returns to compensate for fiscal and inflation risks.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of compensate

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The microsite also serves as the entry to the Encore Market, where members can redeem points.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
The only redeeming aspect of the show happens here, on a ski slope, when their youngest daughter Valentina, who was born with Down syndrome, is treated to a lesson via an adaptive ski school.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of redeem

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Charter also assumed approximately $840 million in Liberty Broadband net debt, which the company said will be repaid shortly after closing.

— City News Service, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
The loan does not need to be repaid until the last borrower passes away, sells the home, or moves out for good, such as entering long-term care.

— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of repay

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Only if the issue is not corrected within that timeframe will the organization be administratively dissolved.

— Megan De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Some of it is tied to precious metals supported by the grim reality that policymakers are loath to correct our fiscal problems and prefer to monetize them instead.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of correct

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Larded throughout this scene is that unmistakable suggestion, yet again, that the play exists because its playwright needed — if not to right a cosmic wrong — to create a place to house or expiate his grief.

— Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
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

Definition of expiate

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