Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay (for)
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Some of them have placed measures on the ballot asking voters to pony up property-tax money for specific needs.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025 -
Gabrielle Smith, age 28, was hit with a $5,000 bond, and Styx Hatch, 19, had to pony up $10,000 out of her trust fund.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The bulk of Venezuelan oil exports flow to China, and Chinese companies finance extensive infrastructure projects and investments across the country, with Beijing lending billions to Caracas in recent decades.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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The probe comes amid multiple lawsuits alleging Alan Stalcup, through his GVA Property Management and other companies, uses his portfolio of apartment buildings as a personal piggy bank to finance a high-flying lifestyle.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Jan. 2026
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China’s apparent surge in missile production comes as the US expends sophisticated defense systems in Ukraine and Israel, causing some ammunition shortages and sparking debate in Washington about how and where to deploy its high-end weapons.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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That payment will completely expend SNAP's contingency funding, according to Penn.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Pay (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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