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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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

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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

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Sentry’s team helps pinpoint answers to these concerns, such as assisting hospitality companies in identifying and correcting likely sources of slip-and-fall incidents.

— Sentry Insurance, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The county executive’s chartered responsibilities include overseeing the county’s municipal departments, correcting errors in tax assessments, executing certain contracts, upholding the county charter and representing the county in general.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

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