as in making amends for
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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Bartolotta earned his negotiator’s stripes deep in the jungles of Thailand, compensating relatives of victims of friendly fire.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Four national surveys have found that Americans favor compensating kidney donors, and four separate surveys of physicians show similar support in the medical community.—
Elaine Perlman,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
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But the duo managed to make the most of the experience, redeeming their passes to come back for Korn later that weekend.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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In my experience, redeeming a broken industry requires regaining consumer trust by delivering empathy, transparency, and a process that works for clients, especially in a space that has historically worked against the interests of consumers.—
Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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He's spent 20 years repaying this debt kindness.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Sep. 2025
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Their matchmaker, Aklilu, was repaying a kindness by Ceccarelli from many years ago.—
Susan Young,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Nothing that this secondary has shown over the past two weeks has given any sort of hope toward the current layout correcting the many mistakes that have happened already.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
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Everyone from ownership to coaches to the players talked last week about correcting communication after last week’s big-play issues.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Atoning (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atoning%20%28for%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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