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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atoning (for)
  1. compensating
  2. redeeming
  3. repaying
  4. correcting
Verb
  • Moscow can keep paying for the war by forcing businesses to absorb the cost of drone attacks rather than spending on better drone defenses or compensating damaged firms.
    — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
  • These patterns show where personal commitment is compensating for organizational weaknesses.
    — Kim Meninger, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of compensating
Verb
  • Lockhart was arrested on July 23 and later admitted to stealing the ticket and redeeming it, according to the Florida Lottery.
    — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Better yet, redeeming the full $100 Chase Travel hotel credit can offset the card's $95 annual fee on its own.
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of redeeming
Verb
  • Liverpool desperately need striker Alexander Isak to stay fit and start repaying last summer’s £125million fee.
    — Luke Bosher, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The commission alleges Cloth and his company raised more than $500 million from investors for various film and television projects, and then diverted $70 million of the funds to other uses, like repaying earlier investors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of repaying
Verb
  • The Sun Belt is still correcting, and the Northeast is still comparatively steady.
    — Wesley Carpenter, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Casgevy represents one of the first examples of medicine correcting a disease at its genetic root rather than treating its consequences.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
Definition of correcting
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