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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  1. redeemed
  2. compensated
  3. repaid
  4. corrected
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  • That’s a lot to put on someone who will be redeemed and is a hero down the road.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Fantasy 5 winning tickets must be redeemed at one of the Florida Lottery district offices throughout the state.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of redeemed
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  • Many of these people are poorly paid, but some, such as travel nurses, are highly compensated.
    — Paul Osterman, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That prompted Democratic Assemblymember Marc Berman to write a new bill to penalize content creators and political committees if the creator fails to state they were compensated.
    — Sophie Austin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of compensated
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  • Reverse mortgage loans typically don't need to to be repaid until the homeowner moves out, sells the home or dies.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of repaid
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  • As centerfielder Ceddanne Rafaela flied out to Brett Bateman in center, the scoreboard corrected mid-play.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This version has corrected that Luxon entered Parliament in 2020, not 2000.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of corrected
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