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as in paid
to give what is owed for
I finally paid off the loan
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as in bribed
to influence someone with a bribe
she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked
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Recent Examples of paid off
And his presence immediately paid off against the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
In an interview with CBS News Texas, Republican consultant Vinny Minchillo said Paxton's efforts paid off.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Though the Red Sox ultimately fell to the Yankees in a three-game Wild Card series in New York a week later, Crochet’s stellar season and dazzling performance in Game 1 were proof that treating the season like a marathon, as Cora often says, rather than a spring sprint paid off.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Both teams created chances after the interval and Como coach Cesc Fabregas' changes paid off as Tasos Douvikas beat the offside trap to equalize.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
The adjustment, similar to one coaches would make during the playoffs, paid off for Washington and for the Mavericks, who improved to 23-45.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
About two weeks after the couple’s trip took its unexpected turn, their persistence appears to have paid off.
—Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
That approach paid off with Sturgis’ goal in the third period, and again on the game-winner by Hardie in overtime.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
All those hours led to games like Friday night when Kimme’s hard work paid off.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
In an interview with CBS News Texas, Republican consultant Vinny Minchillo said Paxton's efforts paid off.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Though the Red Sox ultimately fell to the Yankees in a three-game Wild Card series in New York a week later, Crochet’s stellar season and dazzling performance in Game 1 were proof that treating the season like a marathon, as Cora often says, rather than a spring sprint paid off.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Both teams created chances after the interval and Como coach Cesc Fabregas' changes paid off as Tasos Douvikas beat the offside trap to equalize.
—ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
The adjustment, similar to one coaches would make during the playoffs, paid off for Washington and for the Mavericks, who improved to 23-45.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
About two weeks after the couple’s trip took its unexpected turn, their persistence appears to have paid off.
—Blane Bachelor, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
That approach paid off with Sturgis’ goal in the third period, and again on the game-winner by Hardie in overtime.
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
All those hours led to games like Friday night when Kimme’s hard work paid off.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paid off
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Records also show that in 2005, Greenberg and his wife, Kathryn, paid $600,000 in cash for a small ground-floor unit using the address of the second-floor apartment.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026
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The rest of these [media members] are getting paid — not enough.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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According to grand jury transcripts disclosed by the DOJ from the criminal case against Noel, an FBI agent testified banking records of the guards were examined, and there was no evidence that Noel or Thomas had been bribed.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Husted was Ohio's lieutenant governor-elect in early 2019, when prosecutors claim Jones and Dowling bribed the late Randazzo in exchange for legislative and regulatory favors.—
JULIE CARR SMYTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Sofia is the film director Sofia Coppola, who’s been one of Jacobs’s close friends since the two met, in the early nineties, toward the end of his time at Perry Ellis.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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More than 1,000 Lebanese have died since militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel over the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and was met with a blistering response that caused more than 700,000 to flee their homes.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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