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as in reimbursed
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
you'll have to compensate the neighbors for cutting down their tree
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as in paid
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
compensate them well for their efforts
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Recent Examples of compensated
But Yasin Ayari shone and more than compensated, tenacious in the duels and tidy with his passing.
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Of course, plenty of people are compensated for posts in Washington’s influence ecosystem.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Local police would be compensated by ICE for their activity, offering a financial incentive to target immigrants, advocates said.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025
However, that also means Boise State is often being compensated for traveling to those games.
—Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
That more than compensated for the absence of Dixon-Waters, who was SDSU’s leading scorer in both preseason exhibitions (19 and 17 points) after missing all of last season with a fractured bone in his foot that refused to heal quickly.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Mainstream society, generally intent on grooming doctors, lawyers, accountants, scientists, engineers, and computer coders, perceived a student learning a working-class skilled trade as somehow lowly, poorly compensated, a second-class citizen.
—Stephen Tave, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Boxing was a big focus of the earnings call, with president and COO Mark Shapiro touting the ways the company will be compensated through Zuffa, and targeting between two and four mega fights per year.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
In sports, however, where many athletes are extremely well compensated and there’s a team/owner/union dynamic, things are typically a little blurrier.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Liam Tharme, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Of course, plenty of people are compensated for posts in Washington’s influence ecosystem.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Local police would be compensated by ICE for their activity, offering a financial incentive to target immigrants, advocates said.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025
However, that also means Boise State is often being compensated for traveling to those games.
—Idaho Statesman, 7 Nov. 2025
That more than compensated for the absence of Dixon-Waters, who was SDSU’s leading scorer in both preseason exhibitions (19 and 17 points) after missing all of last season with a fractured bone in his foot that refused to heal quickly.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Mainstream society, generally intent on grooming doctors, lawyers, accountants, scientists, engineers, and computer coders, perceived a student learning a working-class skilled trade as somehow lowly, poorly compensated, a second-class citizen.
—Stephen Tave, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Boxing was a big focus of the earnings call, with president and COO Mark Shapiro touting the ways the company will be compensated through Zuffa, and targeting between two and four mega fights per year.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
In sports, however, where many athletes are extremely well compensated and there’s a team/owner/union dynamic, things are typically a little blurrier.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensated
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Many of the organizations NPR spoke with were in a similar situation, saying the DOJ has not reimbursed them for money already spent.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Nov. 2025
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Napoli says that under specific laws — and depending on your deadline and destination — you may be reimbursed for food purchased at the airport.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 Nov. 2025
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Extending mortgages to 50 years would increase total interest paid and slow the buildup of home equity, potentially trapping borrowers in debt for a lifetime.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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David Letterman, who in 2002 hosted Warren Zevon‘s final television appearance before his death, paid tribute to his friend Saturday night with a lengthy induction speech at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that lasted several times as long as the musical salute by the Killers that followed.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Nov. 2025
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After those negotiations in Lisbon, Berrada headed back to Manchester satisfied an agreement had been verbally struck — a story The Athletic broke via sources in Portugal, with the United CEO learning mid-flight that the news was out.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
1 Nov. 2025
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None have adequately satisfied the Royals’ needs.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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And despite your pessimism, over 97% of the metro district bonds issued from 2000-2008 (an appropriate time frame to evaluate performance) have been repaid in full despite the Global Financial Crisis that rocked credit and housing markets worldwide shortly thereafter.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
4 Nov. 2025
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Reimbursements for moving costs are paused for many during the shutdown, while not all expenses are being repaid.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Compensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensated. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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