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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expiated
  1. redeemed
  2. compensated
  3. repaid
  4. corrected
Verb
  • The card also earns 3X rewards on pet stores, pet services and at any licensed vet (just note rewards can only be redeemed for a statement credit).
    — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • This ticket must be redeemed at one of the nine Florida Lottery offices throughout the state.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of redeemed
Verb
  • A lot of the stability in Antarctica was because East Antarctica had record snowfall, which compensated for the rapid melting in the less stable West Antarctic Ice Sheet, the authors said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • They were put into these vehicles by sharp salespeople who were well-compensated.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of compensated
Verb
  • If those IOUs are set to be repaid many years from now, they’re called bonds.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The school has done so before — in 2022, Hiram repaid over $6 million of loans from its endowment.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of repaid
Verb
  • There are legitimate circumstances in which content may be corrected, challenged or removed.
    — Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This story has been corrected to fix the spelling of Tatis' name.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of corrected
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