expiated

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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Verb
  • Varsho redeemed himself in the fourth.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Fuel points could be redeemed at Fry's Fuel Center pumps for up to $1 off per gallon, with every 100 points valid for 10 cents off per gallon.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By contrast, in states like Nevada, where more than 1,000 nuclear tests conducted in the 1950s and '60s exposed civilians to radiation, individuals have been compensated with up to $100,000.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Now, Kalloway and other landowners along the trail who lost sections of their properties when the railroad was converted will be opted into a class action lawsuit to be compensated for their land.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Select members were recruited as handlers for Daedone’s wealthy boyfriend, whose massive loans to the company were apparently repaid on an installment plan of blow jobs.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The loan fund is repaid, replenished, and then reused for the next project.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At first the dog was said to be a German shepherd mix confined in a closet, but this was later corrected to being an Australian kelpie mix in a crate.
    Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Most violations were corrected during the inspection.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Expiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiated. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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