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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
McClatchy is compensated as a part of our syndication partnership with TMX.
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Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Some content creators are compensated, and this also creates problematic incentives in the system.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
However, there was another development that almost compensated, just in the sheer irony of it.
—Mary Gaitskill, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
He was also compensated by Home Depot with large bonuses because of the higher sales, according to arrest documents read in court by the judge.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
The filing also lays out how directors are compensated.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Huang and other entrepreneurs generously compensated them with salaries, bonuses, and stock options.
—Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Feaster is being compensated too well to not get a shot.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Bailey started his career at Stanford and then exploded in 2025 as part of the Red Raiders’ super-talented and highly compensated defensive front.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Some content creators are compensated, and this also creates problematic incentives in the system.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
However, there was another development that almost compensated, just in the sheer irony of it.
—Mary Gaitskill, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
He was also compensated by Home Depot with large bonuses because of the higher sales, according to arrest documents read in court by the judge.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
The filing also lays out how directors are compensated.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Huang and other entrepreneurs generously compensated them with salaries, bonuses, and stock options.
—Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Feaster is being compensated too well to not get a shot.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Bailey started his career at Stanford and then exploded in 2025 as part of the Red Raiders’ super-talented and highly compensated defensive front.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensated
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If the medical expense has been reimbursed, the exception cannot be used.—
Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Many want to be reimbursed and others planned to wait to subscribe next year.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2026
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After the closure was announced, every single late-night-show host paid their respects to an accidental muse of Americana.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The state paid $13 million in cash for Waterbury and assumed $22 million in liabilities.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Personals like this one may feel like a relic—Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji, New York’s mayor and his wife, met on Hinge, after all—but love and lust have been satisfied by column inches since the 1800s.—
Zara Meerza,
Air Mail,
2 May 2026
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State court records show Blueprint satisfied the judgment by last April.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the funds from a reverse mortgage will only need to be repaid when the home is sold or when the homeowner dies.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Authorities rightly repaid the favor by charging Allen with attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, and transporting and discharging a firearm.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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“Compensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensated. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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