1
as in compensated
to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received
we need to pay the cashier and then we can leave
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2
as in met
to give what is owed for
you ought to pay that bill before it's overdue
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3
as in spent
to hand over or use up in payment
rock fans were willing to pay enormous sums to get into the concert
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5
as in hired
to provide with a paying job
pay someone to mow the lawn for the summer
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Recent Examples of paid
Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
The Ambassador Premier program is a pre-paid, automatic replenishing program.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Looking back to the pre-NIL era, players were obviously paid.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Adjective
The paid apprenticeship program involves ensuring wood structures stay in place until the concrete dries.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
The Ambassador Premier program is a pre-paid, automatic replenishing program.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
The city also quietly paid at least $500,000 to Platt through settlement and severance agreements.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Looking back to the pre-NIL era, players were obviously paid.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paid
Adjective
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These systems are far more expensive than housing and supportive services.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Fuel shortages mean transporting goods is more expensive, so prices for energy, food, medicine and other basic items have also risen as supplies begin to dwindle.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
Verb
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But Detroit’s damning offensive flaws, which its defense compensated for during the regular season, were exposed by the Cavs.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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McClatchy is compensated as a part of our syndication partnership with TMX.—
Tracy Yochum,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Somewhere between Pomp and Circumstance and the president’s closing remarks, more than one commencement speaker this year mentioned artificial intelligence — and met a barrage of boos.—
Ann Kirschner,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Each with a bespoke gentleness to their rhythms, these newest works by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Koji Fukada, and grand master Hirokazu Koreeda have been met with differing degrees of enthusiasm, per the many critics’ grids floating around.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Stewart and dermatologist Dhaval Bhanusali, MD, spent a whopping five years developing it.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
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The production company Big Band spent roughly a decade pursuing the rights to Hojo’s manga, with formal talks with the rights holders stretching five to six years before both sides aligned on an approach that would honor the source material.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Verb
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French efforts to rebalance trade relations with China yielded few concrete gains.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The 21st century has yielded no shortage of stylish horror marbled with devious veins of pitch-dark humor — Peter Strickland’s In Fabric, Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook, Halina Reijn’s Bodies Bodies Bodies, Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell, pretty much every Jordan Peele feature.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Perry’s mother Suzanne Morrison wrote that her son and the family had known Iwamasa for decades, and that relatives were relieved when Perry, who’d had recurring struggles with addiction throughout his life, hired the assistant in 2022.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Netflix has hired a Fremantle strategy chief as content strategy lead in Spain, France and Italy.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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That couldn’t be truer during summer’s most sweltering days, when the challenge is not only to dress well, but to feel well too—a task that only grows more difficult the higher the mercury rises.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
23 May 2026
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That one also featured one high-scoring inning and a mid-game adjustment.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
Verb
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And by requiring the large companies sticking us with all this trash to pay a fee, New York City will be reimbursed around $266 million per year in trash collection and disposal costs.—
Justin Sanchez,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Alhambra asked Stapp whether prior to 2022 — when the government subpoenaed the union’s records — Newton Jones ever reimbursed the union for restaurant expenses for him and his children.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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“Paid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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