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past tense of pay
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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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as in yielded
to produce as revenue an investment paying six percent

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paid

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adjective

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Recent Examples of paid
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While many tools have advanced features behind paid tiers, nearly all of them offer free access at the entry level. Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 As for paid plans, Slack's starting costs are higher than those for Teams across the board. John Brandon, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
While the Republican administration took steps leading up to the shutdown to ensure SNAP benefits were paid this month, the cutoff would expand the impact of the impasse to a wider swath of Americans — and some of those most in need — unless a political resolution is found in just a few days. Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025 Normally, a lump sum for back benefits would be taxable in the year it was paid out, but there is an option called the Social Security lump-sum election method, says Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting. Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paid
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  • By contrast, in states like Nevada, where more than 1,000 nuclear tests conducted in the 1950s and '60s exposed civilians to radiation, individuals have been compensated with up to $100,000.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Now, Kalloway and other landowners along the trail who lost sections of their properties when the railroad was converted will be opted into a class action lawsuit to be compensated for their land.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • Trump met Milei at the White House two weeks ago, and the Argentine has emerged as one of the US leader’s most ardent supporters abroad.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and top trade negotiator Li Chenggang on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur for a fifth round of in-person discussions since May.
    Xinghui Kok, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • Ahmad spent the next few days in deep discussion with Moore about everything from communist class politics to nationalist teachings.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • After his playing career ended, Atkinson spent several years as a color analyst on Raiders broadcasts.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • The short-term pullback in gold has yielded in a downturn in the weekly stochastics.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The ambitious concept has yielded returns that would please Don Raúl.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • In 1873 twenty-two-year-old Edward Walter Maunder was hired as the spectroscopic assistant for this program.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Woodward was the one who hired Fisher at Texas A&M.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Zettel then decided renting a hotel room for the night would be too expensive and let her daughter sleep in her car instead.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In the aftermath of the expensive blunder, Schwarzman was quickly pulled aside by an investor.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • State lawmakers could choose to use state funds to cover FoodShare benefits for November, but the Agriculture Department said states would not be reimbursed.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The items are uninsured, meaning that the country would not be reimbursed for their loss if police fail to turn up the missing pieces.
    News Desk, Artforum, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • This Arkansas Cheese Dip is rich, creamy, and ultra-smooth, with a mellow cheesiness from Velveeta that's balanced by the mild melt of Monterey Jack.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
  • For now, the researchers say the discovery shows how finely balanced the body’s cellular responses are, and how small changes in that balance can mean the difference between a harmless sign of aging and a life-threatening disease.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Paid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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