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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
In sports, however, where many athletes are extremely well compensated and there’s a team/owner/union dynamic, things are typically a little blurrier.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
But the problem is land in Colorado is not cheap, and Colorado law demands that when eminent domain is used, a person is not only compensated for fair market value but also gets damages for the taking.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
By contrast, in states like Nevada, where more than 1,000 nuclear tests conducted in the 1950s and '60s exposed civilians to radiation, individuals have been compensated with up to $100,000.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Now, Kalloway and other landowners along the trail who lost sections of their properties when the railroad was converted will be opted into a class action lawsuit to be compensated for their land.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Not only are there integration expenses from acquisitions, but the fund managers and partners at these firms are well-compensated.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Are the rights holders of the shows now being carried on additional platforms being compensated?
—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
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
But the problem is land in Colorado is not cheap, and Colorado law demands that when eminent domain is used, a person is not only compensated for fair market value but also gets damages for the taking.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
By contrast, in states like Nevada, where more than 1,000 nuclear tests conducted in the 1950s and '60s exposed civilians to radiation, individuals have been compensated with up to $100,000.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Now, Kalloway and other landowners along the trail who lost sections of their properties when the railroad was converted will be opted into a class action lawsuit to be compensated for their land.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Not only are there integration expenses from acquisitions, but the fund managers and partners at these firms are well-compensated.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Are the rights holders of the shows now being carried on additional platforms being compensated?
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensated
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While the Constitution demands that members of Congress never go without pay and federal law mandates that federal employees are eventually reimbursed with back pay, the same is not true for workers contracted by the federal government.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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The region’s Head Start sites incur costs on their own but are reimbursed on a monthly basis through federal grants.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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The election results could spur one party to reach a deal sooner rather than later, clearing the way for federal employees and benefits to be paid again.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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In addition to the rent freeze, Mamdani has proposed to make city buses free and to provide universal childcare, paid for with higher taxes on the rich.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
2 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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Select members were recruited as handlers for Daedone’s wealthy boyfriend, whose massive loans to the company were apparently repaid on an installment plan of blow jobs.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The loan fund is repaid, replenished, and then reused for the next project.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Compensated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensated. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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