indemnified

past tense of indemnify
as in compensated
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury the company generously indemnifies workers who are injured on the job

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Recent Examples of indemnified The judgement, if accepted, would declare that Guyger - as a Dallas city employee - was indemnified for liability under the city's employee liability plan and thus force the city to compensate them. Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 The service stopped in September when it was discovered the village was no longer insured or indemnified by Pace. Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnified
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  • But in his third and rockiest year at the helm of the Trojans, Riley was still compensated like one of the kings of the sport.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • Many student athletes are being compensated for their participation with anywhere from tens of thousands of dollars per year to in some cases, a million or more.
    Dr. J. Lee Peters, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • DeSantis expected that much of the cost of Alligator Alcatraz would eventually be reimbursed by the federal government.
    Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
  • The government later reimbursed the perpetrators (investment bankers) with a $700 billion bailout.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • The juxtaposition of glossy and matte papers satisfied the papyrophile in Nilsson while adding a chewy subtext for viewers.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • The book satisfied the second prong.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

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“Indemnified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indemnified. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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