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as in to reimburse
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 to offset
to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective
a mafioso thinking that he can compensate for the evil he's done by giving to charity
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Recent Examples of compensate
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
People who are 65 or older may not compensate for heat stress efficiently and are less likely to sense and respond to change in temperature, Lamont’s office said.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Pathak explained that the ability to compensate for injury is one of the most important aspects of generalized physical intelligence.
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Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
DeSantis also approved a $4 million bill to compensate families of the Groveland Four, the four Black men from Lake County falsely accused of raping a white woman in 1949.
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Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
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But this year, higher-value air trade flows helped compensate for the structural adjustment following the end of the exemption, said IATA.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
People who are 65 or older may not compensate for heat stress efficiently and are less likely to sense and respond to change in temperature, Lamont’s office said.
—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Pathak explained that the ability to compensate for injury is one of the most important aspects of generalized physical intelligence.
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Stephen Witt,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
DeSantis also approved a $4 million bill to compensate families of the Groveland Four, the four Black men from Lake County falsely accused of raping a white woman in 1949.
—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compensate
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Los Angeles officials have reached a tentative agreement with organizers of the 2028 Olympic Games laying out the process for reimbursing the city for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in public services.
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Utilization, on the other hand, shows what percentage of eligible expenses are being reimbursed—a far more meaningful metric.
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The goal is to brighten—not shrink or damage—your fabrics, so pay special attention to heat sensitivity and fiber type.
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In California, drivers pay some of the highest prices in the country.
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If there isn't enough money to satisfy every creditor, state probate laws determine the order in which claims are paid.
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The Justices ruled the president cannot redefine birthright citizenship, and all children who are born in the United States, whether their parents are in the country legally or not, satisfy citizenship requirements in the 14th amendment.
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The development came as the district is working to close an unprecedented $170 million deficit and avoid state receivership, which would place the district under strict oversight while any emergency loan and interest are repaid.
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Who Is Actually Behind The Machine Names matter in a prospectus, and the names here repay a careful look.
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“Compensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compensate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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