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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
Now, on Tuesday afternoon, the Pittsburgh City Council took the first step toward compensating the victims for their injuries.
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Lauren Linder, CBS News, 16 June 2026
In that context, dashboards support decision-making rather than compensating for fragmentation.
—Scott Fulton, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
For now, the blue-collar gains are compensating for the bleeding in entry-level hiring.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Dimon framed acquisitions almost as a tool of last resort, not a growth strategy, and warned that bankers who lean too hard on dealmaking are often compensating for poor organic growth.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Many websites have ended up in this state only after years of chasing search rank and compensating for low ad rates.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Typically, these sorts of discovery right disputes are settled by one team compensating the other in a trade for the discovery rights.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 20 May 2026
Dua Lipa has filed a $15 million lawsuit against Samsung, accusing the electronics company of using her likeness to sell TVs without her permission or compensating her.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026
And the body that sold stories like Chambliss’s for years, who swore compensating players would cheapen the game, is the only entity who wants his story to end.
—Bomani Jones, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
Lauren Linder, CBS News, 16 June 2026
In that context, dashboards support decision-making rather than compensating for fragmentation.
—Scott Fulton, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
For now, the blue-collar gains are compensating for the bleeding in entry-level hiring.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Dimon framed acquisitions almost as a tool of last resort, not a growth strategy, and warned that bankers who lean too hard on dealmaking are often compensating for poor organic growth.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 27 May 2026
Many websites have ended up in this state only after years of chasing search rank and compensating for low ad rates.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Typically, these sorts of discovery right disputes are settled by one team compensating the other in a trade for the discovery rights.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 20 May 2026
Dua Lipa has filed a $15 million lawsuit against Samsung, accusing the electronics company of using her likeness to sell TVs without her permission or compensating her.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026
And the body that sold stories like Chambliss’s for years, who swore compensating players would cheapen the game, is the only entity who wants his story to end.
—Bomani Jones, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensating
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That same year, the Justice Department gave a $10 million grant to the state for reimbursing the response.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto has also vowed to prevent LA28 from diverting money to a Legacy Fund before reimbursing Los Angeles for all expenses.—
The Editorial Board,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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The nonprofit didn’t report paying any compensation to a staff or board, which includes two former Newsom aides, Steve Kawa and Jim DeBoo, as well as Sacramento Kings COO Matina Kolokotronis.—
Haley Parsley,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Siobhan and Rekha collaborate to sort Oreos, but Grant spends this entire episode unwisely rushing into things and paying for it, mostly in humiliation.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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To make this satisfying meal, toss everything in your air fryer and come back 20 minutes later.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 June 2026
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Unlike Magazine Dreams, the modest but satisfying Test avoids the lurid descent into violent psychodrama that swerved into hallucinatory Taxi Driver territory and undercut that film’s integrity.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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In other words, as much as 8% of the district’s budget gets spent on repaying debt.—
Joe Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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Others, such as Langley, scoffed at the idea of repaying NCDOT.—
Nicholas Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Compensating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensating. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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