Thesaurus results for EXPIATED

expiated

verb

past tense of expiate

as in redeemed

to make up for (an offense) Yom Kippur is the holy day on which Jews are expected to expiate sins committed during the past year

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The contest also includes random drawings for Kodak disposable cameras and forest preserve district gift cards that can be redeemed for programs, permits, equipment rentals or merchandise, the release said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Only in agriculture is the rule to produce as much as possible, this silliness to be redeemed if not by the market then by the government.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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The dismissal swung on the structure through which Howard was compensated for his appearance on Empire.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
That differs from an individual NIL endorsement in which an athlete is compensated for using his or her name, image or likeness.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 28 July 2026

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Bo, Panshi and another associate lent the developers of the apartment complex more than $2 million, at least some of which had not been repaid, according to a lawsuit Chen filed in February in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
The previously unreported $39,727 loan was approved in June 2020 — the same month Polymarket entered its beta phase — and repaid in July 2021, according to Small Business Administration data.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 24 July 2026

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