Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay (for)
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The town of Foxborough rightly stood up to FIFA and Kraft and forced them to pony up extra money to pay for the massive security that the soccer matches will need.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026 -
Then things got complicated when the third-party guarantor, David Mimran, son of billionaire Jean-Claude Mimran, allegedly failed to pony up the funds; Phillips is currently suing Mimran.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
3 May 2026
Verb
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The all-day festival was financed in part by federal funds.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Del Toro’s dark, ravishing fantasy set in Francoist Spain — which had taken years to finance and produce, endured a brutal production and emerged from post barely in time — was the last film to screen in competition at that year’s festival.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
Verb
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In addition, most of the money dedicated to well plugging is expended through contractors.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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Probably expended a lot of energy winning the first series.—
Pat Gallen,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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“Pay (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20%28for%29. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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