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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paid (for)
expended
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In addition, most of the money dedicated to well plugging is expended through contractors.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026 -
One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Paid (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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