Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pay up
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Surely America should pay Black people for its crimes, too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Groginsky told me that, no matter what, New Mexico expects to be able to pay for its child-care program through 2026.—
Elliot Haspel,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In what sure felt like an omen to me, earlier this year, DoorDash announced a partnership with the payment-by-installment company Klarna, thereby allowing customers to pay off an order of pad thai over several months.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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In all of these cases, the investments paid off primarily by scaling up existing powers and processes.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Food banks, pantries brace for impact Charitable organizations and the federal food benefits program are part of the safety net working to catch vulnerable families struggling to make ends meet and living paycheck to paycheck.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Trump travels to Tokyo on Monday to meet new Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi, and sorting out this confusion will no doubt be at the top of her agenda.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Pay up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pay%20up. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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