paid (for)

past tense of pay (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paid (for)
expended
Verb
  • The bullet casing had the same tool markings – unique individual indentations that guns produce on casings once they have been expended – to a gun used in an unsolved murder in Kentucky in 1998.
    Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Funding for the trail extension, per the terms and conditions of the LCCMR grant appropriation, must be expended by June 30, 2027, Skaar said.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Paid (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paid%20%28for%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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