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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paying down
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Now, the Americans' wager is paying off.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026 -
Some of the troubleshooting efforts may be paying off, as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced earlier this month that a test in which engineers partially filled SLS’s hydrogen tanks showed improvement.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Walmart’s online operations grew 24% globally and exceeded $150 billion of sales last year, with consumers increasingly paying up for faster options.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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But it was still caught flat-footed, paying up to twice the usual cost for romaine before briefly using other greens in its salads.—
Bloomberg,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Paying down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paying%20down. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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