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as in reimbursing
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 paying
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 compensating
To hear health systems tell the story, artificial intelligence tools like ambient scribes are helping not only reduce doctor burnout, but also increasing payments from insurers that haven’t been compensating them properly.
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Brittany Trang, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
Limited mid-back mobility and a stiff rib cage push the neck and upper-back muscles to work overtime during reaching and overhead movements, with the lower back compensating during any type of rotating.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The grant money will hopefully make managing those problems easier by compensating interns for their work, Young said.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Since then, Tech and Conference USA have failed to agree on a financial settlement aimed at compensating the league for the Bulldogs' departure.
—ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
Placing a person possibly under investigation as attorney general and further compensating him appears to be a blantant attempt to end the investigation.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Building a staff capable of compensating for those flaws is an entirely different skill.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
In compensating for the loss of sight, the visual cortices of blind people can also perform similar functions as those of sighted people, but for non-visual stimuli.
—Sachin Rawat, Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
Zamora Yrala was also barred from serving as a company director for eight years and faces confiscation proceedings aimed at compensating affected companies.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Brittany Trang, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
Limited mid-back mobility and a stiff rib cage push the neck and upper-back muscles to work overtime during reaching and overhead movements, with the lower back compensating during any type of rotating.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The grant money will hopefully make managing those problems easier by compensating interns for their work, Young said.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Since then, Tech and Conference USA have failed to agree on a financial settlement aimed at compensating the league for the Bulldogs' departure.
—ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
Placing a person possibly under investigation as attorney general and further compensating him appears to be a blantant attempt to end the investigation.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Building a staff capable of compensating for those flaws is an entirely different skill.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
In compensating for the loss of sight, the visual cortices of blind people can also perform similar functions as those of sighted people, but for non-visual stimuli.
—Sachin Rawat, Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
Zamora Yrala was also barred from serving as a company director for eight years and faces confiscation proceedings aimed at compensating affected companies.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensating
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The airport is also paying airlines directly, reimbursing companies for their costs in marketing new flight routes and drawing passengers to Oakland.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The show's production company, 51 Minds, ended up reimbursing VH1 $12 million for the inadequate vetting of the Jenkins, who had a previous domestic‑violence conviction in Canada.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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The list prices of their shots are roughly $1,000 per month before insurance and other rebates, or discounts for cash-paying patients — a sum that has long prevented many others from starting and staying on treatment.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Many players also opt for deferrals and large signing bonuses (as opposed to a higher salary) to avoid paying income tax in certain states.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Caroline first learned about the Hole in her twenties by reading mommy blogs, a form of procrastination less about satisfying any conscious curiosity about motherhood and more about finding comfort in the easy intimacy with which these women wrote about their own lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Previte understands how to package a selection of dishes to deliver the most consistent, nourishing experience, satisfying in both its unity and variety.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Instead of repaying the loans, borrowers just gave their properties to the bank, which sold them to other banks at a paper profit, according to Namazi.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The pain has also filtered out to private-equity companies that have lent money to software companies, which need to withstand the AI threat to keep repaying their debt.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Compensating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensating. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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