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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay (for)
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The bill represents one of the first attempts by Congress to force tech companies to pony up for data centers’ massive electricity demand.
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Fuel economy is undeniably poor, the vehicle feels heavy and the fanciest off-road hardware is tied to upper trims, so get ready to pony up.
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Geographic protection is obsolete against global cyber threats, making the defense of sixteen critical infrastructure sectors, from energy to finance, paramount.
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ByteDance began hiring for 100 open roles, signed multiple independent filmmakers and artists and held private conversations about financing AI films.
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One of those blew up on its landing attempt while another was purposefully expended to get its payload to a higher orbital insertion.
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Their role was not necessarily to destroy the air-defense system outright but to saturate it, forcing it to expend its interceptor missiles before the cruise missiles arrived.
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“Pay (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20%28for%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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