as in to pay off
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Recent Examples of pay down
Federal stimulus payments helped consumers pay down debts and boost savings.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
That advantage carries over to refinancing because 15-year borrowers pay down principal faster and, therefore, recoup their refinancing costs much sooner.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Some say living full time out of an RV has freed them up financially to build their savings or pay down debt.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
The best way to save money is to pay down as much credit card debt as possible.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
That advantage carries over to refinancing because 15-year borrowers pay down principal faster and, therefore, recoup their refinancing costs much sooner.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Some say living full time out of an RV has freed them up financially to build their savings or pay down debt.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
The best way to save money is to pay down as much credit card debt as possible.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay down
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The bright side, Wang added, is that many forward-looking mills and suppliers have already invested in sustainable infrastructure, and their efforts are paying off in measurable energy, chemicals and water reductions.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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The risk paid off, and no other NFL team claimed Pharms.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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The crab rangoon added a satisfying crunch and works well as a sharable appetizer.—
Alexa Stone
January 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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The great mystery is whether every solution — every single possible fluid history that satisfies the Navier-Stokes equations — makes sense everywhere and always.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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