make up (for)

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Verb
  • For low-income beneficiaries receiving $850 to $900 a month, nearly the entire COLA would be offset by the premium hike, leaving them with just $1 to $3 more each month.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 19 July 2025
  • One major question is how, or even whether, the city can use the parking revenue to help offset the budget deficit.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • This means Single-bit errors are automatically corrected in hardware and Double-bit errors are detected and flagged, but not corrected.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
  • The video has been taken down, corrected, and re-uploaded to our page.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • This productivity step-change neutralizes a historical advantage of mega-firms.
    Noah Ohrner, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • The assailant, a lone gunman with extremist affiliations, was quickly neutralized by Secret Service agents, but not before fatally wounding Trump.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
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“Make up (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20up%20%28for%29. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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