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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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2
as in met
to give what is owed for
you ought to pay that bill before it's overdue
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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
Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 27 May 2026
Group Project set up a marketplace on Side Shift, an open-market platform that connects digital content creators and brands and organizations looking to leverage creators for paid messaging.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 26 May 2026
Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
To the contrary, council members often preface their comments with gratuitous praise for staff (as if they’re not being paid handsomely for their work).
—Paul Krueger, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2026
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Adjective
Finally, determine whether signing up for a paid app is necessary or if a free version provides enough insight to make a difference.
—Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 27 May 2026
Group Project set up a marketplace on Side Shift, an open-market platform that connects digital content creators and brands and organizations looking to leverage creators for paid messaging.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 26 May 2026
Verb
The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to move forward with a proposal that will ask voters to increase the taxes paid by visitors in western Placer County.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
To the contrary, council members often preface their comments with gratuitous praise for staff (as if they’re not being paid handsomely for their work).
—Paul Krueger, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paid
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Pivotal downgrades Netflix to hold from buy The firm says the deal for Netflix to acquire Warner Bros is expensive.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
8 Dec. 2025
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Businesses in expensive regions face higher wage pressures and struggle to attract workers.—
Henry Cisneros,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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The network of immigrant rights groups is working to identify vendors who interacted with Ilagan and Hernandez and has called on the city to ensure they’re compensated for any losses.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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In other cases, third party harms can be quantified, priced, and perhaps compensated for.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
14 June 2026
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Liz and Jess met a decade prior in a new mothers’ support group.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2025
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Guest and Curtis famously met for the first time in 1984 and married just six months after that encounter.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Kylian Mbappe spent seven years at Paris Saint-Germain.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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Astrobotic, an aerospace startup based in Pittsburgh, has spent years developing its own moon power solution, called LunaGrid.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
11 Dec. 2025
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The site also yielded a treasure trove of information about the volcanic ash itself.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Dec. 2025
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And their painstaking work, unspooling across six years of the seven-year, $7 million federal grant, has yielded results.—
Martha Bebinger,
NPR,
9 Dec. 2025
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Coastal Carolina has hired Ryan Beard as its new head football coach, luring away the man who guided Missouri State to a bowl game in its first season in FBS, the school announced Thursday.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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The town had hired consultants to study the feasibility of a complex dike system, hopefully to save it from the next flood disaster.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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Most recently at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the fashion designer and former popstar nailed another one of her signature looks with a silky high-neck midi dress.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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Kyiv also wants to maintain a strong army after fighting ends, and Zelenskyy said the latest draft proposal puts it at 800,000 — higher than in an initial framework, according to reports.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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Every year, you're reimbursed for the first $300 in travel purchases made with your card, including tolls, parking, hotels and other FSA-qualifying travel expenses.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2025
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Meanwhile, in addition to housing county inmates, the jail had also been holding hundreds of inmates for the state and was only reimbursed $35 per day.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Paid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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