Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay (for)
Verb
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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
Verb
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And despite some analysts’ warnings of a chaotic aftermath should Maduro be ousted, a flood of foreign and private money could spare the US from having to finance the rebuilding of the Venezuelan government and economy.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Persian-language film, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, was selected to represent France — a decision that sparked debate due to its Iranian setting and cast, despite being almost entirely financed and produced in France.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Gillmor disagreed with Jain’s characterization of the money being expended on the logo and slogan.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Pay (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20%28for%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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