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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Olalquiaga’s letter also said the school district disagreed with CORE’s decision to remove its equipment from the site and would not compensate the company for the extra time.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026 -
The financial loss for Brazil's public accounts will be compensated by a 12% tax on crude exports, the government said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Licenses must be redeemed within 30 days of purchase.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
21 Mar. 2026
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Those ideals inspired what was written into the Constitution, and the very idea that our Constitution must be amended and our nation improved by future generations who could redeem their shortcomings and address their imperfections through collective struggle and the democratic process.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Instead of repaying the loans, borrowers just gave their properties to the bank, which sold them to other banks at a paper profit, according to Namazi.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Commissioners Court voted unanimously Friday to advertise its intent to issue $350 million in bonds, which would amount to $688 million with interest repaid through property taxes over the next several decades.—
Tracey McManus,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Patent law is supposed to correct this.—
Ugo Troiano,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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This story has been updated to correct that Cofer is self-employed.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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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
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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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“Atone (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atone%20%28for%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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