compensations

plural of compensation

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of compensations Without adequate stability, your shoulders lose their proper foundation and alignment, creating a cascade of compensations that lead to pain and increased injury risk. Dana Santas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025 The Suns reportedly offered Royce O'Neale and second-round compensations. Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensations
Noun
  • But, first, one of the January 6th insurrectionists, emboldened by his pardon from the President, is now campaigning for reparations.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Drawing from international human rights frameworks, theological ethics rooted in her Presbyterian tradition, and four historical case studies involving harm against AAPI communities, Kao examines both the moral and political dimensions of reparations.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • No government organization will contact someone via text message to pay a bill or ask for payments through a Bitcoin ATM.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The Republican bill did crack down on that practice but California − which has put new restrictions and payments on its Medi-Cal plan for undocumented immigrants − maintains that effort is paid for out of state funds, not federal money (because it's prohibited).
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The daycare owners also signed away their right to sue for flood damages, but the state did not place a restrictive covenant on their remaining property.
    Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Around $150,000 in attorney’s fees, damages and more, actually.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Amazon said that will reduce weekly contributions by 34% and co-pays by 87% for primary care, mental health and most non-specialist visits for employees using the basic plan.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Proof that staying current pays.
    Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The complaint also named Palmer as a co-defendant, for allegedly putting Pavlovich in danger and for withholding wages.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The Corrections Department budget increases wages for corrections officers but also makes tens of millions of dollars in cuts by eliminating programs and administrative costs and funding for positions that have not been filled.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Of the more than $30 million in equity funds provided to schools, about 90% was spent on staff salaries in the 2024-25 school year, according to a district dashboard.
    Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Small business owners require a customer support team but may not have enough resources to manage hiring and ongoing salaries.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Compensations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensations. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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