Thesaurus results for ATONING (FOR)

atoning (for)

verb

present participle of atone (for)

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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Above 5%, however, attitudes began to shift and yields suddenly starting looking like an attractive entry point, compensating even for the risk of inflation above 3%.

— Fred Imbert,Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Ongoing testing of control design and operating effectiveness should inform compensating controls and remediation plans with timelines.

— Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of compensating

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That would have worked out fine when Fochesato tried redeeming his Timeless Ticket for a potential World Series game in 2018, when the Brewers reached the NL Championship Series.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
The Brewers also encouraged fans redeeming postseason seats to do so before the start of public sale periods.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of redeeming

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Highlands has proposed repaying the state through deductions from future state funding, but the bankruptcy court deferred a decision on that proposal until the final hearing in November.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
After Newsom’s parents filed for divorce in 1971, Newsom was unofficially adopted by Gordon, repaying the favor the Newsoms had extended decades earlier.

— Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026

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The summary also said the safety manager responsible for walking around the warehouse daily and correcting issues failed to notice the unguarded part of the shear machine.

— Myla S. Roundy, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Coach Karl Smesko said the Dream focused on correcting defensive breakdowns, rebounding and improving their offense after reviewing film.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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