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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 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
Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Peaceful protests are permitted, but violent rhetoric by state and local officials, amplified by the media, and with paid protesters, is reprehensible and helps fuel the violence.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The annuity is paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments, according to the Mega Millions website.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
And not a paid editor and no, not a writing professor or anything Netflix documentary-ish.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Peaceful protests are permitted, but violent rhetoric by state and local officials, amplified by the media, and with paid protesters, is reprehensible and helps fuel the violence.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
As assistant superintendent, McDermott was paid $154,121 according to the most recent public records, available from 2024.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The annuity is paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments, according to the Mega Millions website.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paid
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Her Amazon cart contains the ageless, expensive-looking building blocks of any cool girl’s closet.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
8 Mar. 2026
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High rents and expensive homes are driving families and high-wage jobs out of California.—
Matt Mahan,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Solar customers who had their systems installed under earlier iterations of the tariff still get compensated at the retail rate for 20 years from the time their systems became operational before the new rules affect them.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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They’re being paid and compensated for the first time.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Less than 10 minutes after the Texas baseball team's 9-8 loss to Ole Miss in its SEC opener at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Friday night, Jim Schlossnagle met with the media.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026
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The company purchased the shuttered Santa Barbara drilling facilities from Exxon in 2024 and began efforts to resuscitate the drilling infrastructure, which have been met with a series of lawsuits.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Nick Ramsden, a farmer from Pretoria, South Africa, spent a long Thursday in July driving an eighteen-wheeler along a three-mile loop at the Nelson-King Farms, in rural Mississippi.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The charges come a day after the attack by Jalloh, who had previously spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State group.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Comins is coming off a first-look deal at Fifth Season, which yielded a number of high-profile sales, with at least one more pending.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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The episode, of course, assumed that Blodgett’s thin film had yielded the crystal clear museum glass of today.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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That breakthrough propelled Anderson to Iona, which hired him in March 2023 to replace Rick Pitino.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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And after Sialelli left in April 2023, Shukla hired Peter Copping as artistic director in June 2024, a seasoned designer known for his feminine creations, notably as creative director of Nina Ricci and Oscar de la Renta.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2026
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Most polls show voters rank the economy, voting rights, gas prices and other cost-of-living issues as higher priorities than transgender rights.—
Lia Russell
March 13,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Trump is risking falling into the Biden trap by asking Americans to endure higher prices for a war in the Middle East.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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Homeowners in the county can get up to $500 in mitigation expenses reimbursed.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Supreme Court did not provide guidance for issuing refunds, creating confusion over how importers would be reimbursed.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Paid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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