indemnifying

Definition of indemnifyingnext
present participle of indemnify
as in compensating
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 indemnifying As a result, the 18-time major champion and golf's most iconic figure was awarded $50 million by a Florida jury on Monday, effectively indemnifying him for the damages caused to his reputation. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Annabelle Gordon | Reuters Lower-income consumers are compensating for higher gas prices by buying less while those in higher-income brackets haven't changed their behavior much at all despite soaring costs, according to research released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve of New York.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • And the body that sold stories like Chambliss’s for years, who swore compensating players would cheapen the game, is the only entity who wants his story to end.
    Bomani Jones, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
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  • The organization by revising its budget to cover the extra cost of gas for its fleet and possibly start reimbursing volunteer drivers.
    Noel Brennan, CBS News, 5 May 2026
  • Medicaid coverage is piecemeal, reimbursing for some services in some states and not others.
    Paula Span, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Indemnifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indemnifying. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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