paid (for)

Definition of paid (for)next
past tense of pay (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paid (for)
expended
Verb
  • Wildfires have been a frequent and traumatic threat to our community, and all resources to determine the identity of the person who started the fire have been expended.
    Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • The first-stage booster flew for a record-tieng 20th time, but was expended getting the payload to medium-Earth orbit.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
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“Paid (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid%20%28for%29. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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