makes up (for)

present tense third-person singular of make up (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for makes up (for)
Verb
  • One big reason why is that owner Matt Haney decided a few years ago to return Allman’s to its wood-cooking roots, scuttling the restaurant’s gas assist cookers and replacing them with two wood-burning Lang offsets.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Tempo offsets some of our motions.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Since 2013, Romana has specialized in advanced restorative and cosmetic dentistry that corrects or restores or enhances smiles.
    Shawn Price, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Which is why receiving feedback, especially the kind that calls us out or corrects us, can be so difficult.
    Susanne Biro, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His studio team appreciates how subtle soft pink/white crystal lighting neutralizes the green of the glass.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The acid also neutralizes the baking soda and helps to eliminate its metallic flavor.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Makes up (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/makes%20up%20%28for%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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