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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
If we were somehow compensated for that, maybe, but nobody gives us a choice in anything.
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Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
And claims involving deaths would be compensated with a higher amount.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
According to reports, the backdrop of college athletes being compensated by Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals, as well as the influx of foreign players who previously played professionally overseas, influenced the decision.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Hira has served as an expert witness in litigation involving Cognizant and has disclosed that he was compensated for his work.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Renderers and smaller businesses collect the oil from restaurants, who are compensated depending on the volume.
—Nick Ferraro, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The live streamer who lost their cancer fund treatment to the malware has since been compensated through other donations.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
You’ll generally be compensated five to six weeks following completion on a job.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
TravelWise If your flight is delayed, don’t expect to be compensated for your troubles.
—Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
And claims involving deaths would be compensated with a higher amount.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
According to reports, the backdrop of college athletes being compensated by Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals, as well as the influx of foreign players who previously played professionally overseas, influenced the decision.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
Hira has served as an expert witness in litigation involving Cognizant and has disclosed that he was compensated for his work.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Renderers and smaller businesses collect the oil from restaurants, who are compensated depending on the volume.
—Nick Ferraro, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The live streamer who lost their cancer fund treatment to the malware has since been compensated through other donations.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
You’ll generally be compensated five to six weeks following completion on a job.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
TravelWise If your flight is delayed, don’t expect to be compensated for your troubles.
—Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensated
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Most employees would fear losing their chance to be reimbursed, even at the expense of delaying activities linked to their primary job.—
Rohan Joshi,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The company never reimbursed them for their expenses, according to the lawsuit.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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With the ending of placements at the Civic and city-funded rooms in other CoLEAD shelters, safety ambassadors who were paid to quell the violence on Third Avenue turned to other shelter organizations.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Brighton paid second-tier Dutch club Breda less than £2million for the then 20-year-old in September 2020, with the potential for the fee to rise to nearly £3m with add-ons.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
6 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
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Certainly, the endless stream of player feedback allowed Supergiant to hone in on razor-sharp gameplay that satisfied existing players.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Other funds will come from MTA debt sales repaid with revenue from a congestion pricing toll that charges motorists to drive on Manhattan’s busiest streets.—
Gregory Korte,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Any unemployment benefits received will likely need to be repaid if workers receive backpay after the shutdown ends.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Compensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensated. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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