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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
Are the rights holders of the shows now being carried on additional platforms being compensated?
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Those pressure points have only amplified the calls from within the GOP conference for Johnson to reconvene the chamber, if only to move legislation to ensure the troops are compensated.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2025
The draft also outlined that she would be compensated $250,000 each time the movie hit major box office milestones, from three to five times the production cost.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Last season, the Eagles compensated for a lack of aerial explosiveness with their rugged running.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
In their opinion, the bank hasn’t adequately compensated Epstein’s victims.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
As a young athlete and NAIA recipient, Carrothers celebrates women being rightfully compensated.
—Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
Yet, unlike in many parts of the world, this caregiving is not typically treated and compensated as valuable labor.
—Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Solar owners will now be compensated less than 3 cents per kilowatt-hour for most of the year, with higher rates only during peak hours in the summer.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Those pressure points have only amplified the calls from within the GOP conference for Johnson to reconvene the chamber, if only to move legislation to ensure the troops are compensated.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2025
The draft also outlined that she would be compensated $250,000 each time the movie hit major box office milestones, from three to five times the production cost.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Last season, the Eagles compensated for a lack of aerial explosiveness with their rugged running.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
In their opinion, the bank hasn’t adequately compensated Epstein’s victims.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
As a young athlete and NAIA recipient, Carrothers celebrates women being rightfully compensated.
—Essence, 8 Oct. 2025
Yet, unlike in many parts of the world, this caregiving is not typically treated and compensated as valuable labor.
—Marina Lopes, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Solar owners will now be compensated less than 3 cents per kilowatt-hour for most of the year, with higher rates only during peak hours in the summer.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensated
Verb
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Repairs are reimbursed $20 per tire.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, bank customers aren't always reimbursed when they're hit by some scams, including when they're deceived into making a payment to a con artist, such as in a romance scam.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Foundation paid the bills; no one at the Foundation got any barbecue.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The money could not be paid to a member of one’s family, including in-laws.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The seaside site in Gloucester satisfied all these criteria.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Stein provided one that satisfied her ambitions and perhaps mitigated a sense of mediocrity.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nerves are rising that big banks are tied up in loans that might not get repaid.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Duggan administration has interpreted state law to mean they can’t be repaid.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Compensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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