reciprocated

past tense of reciprocate
as in repaid
to make a return for reciprocated the favor by driving their neighbor to the airport

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Recent Examples of reciprocated On services, the EU made its best-ever offer to any trading partner, opening 144 subsectors to Indian firms, and India reciprocated by opening 102 to European companies. Jonas Nahm, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026 Nothing has swirled more than appreciation — a sentiment Royals fans reciprocated on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium with a pre-game ceremony in Perez’s honor for the record-breaker that once would have seemed preposterous. Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026 Gausman and his family fell in love with Toronto, a city that reciprocated. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Having grown up with the Larrabees’ children, Sabrina has always harbored feelings for David (Greg Kinnear), though he’s never reciprocated. Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026 Trump reciprocated by making Macron the guest of honor the following year at his first White House state dinner, the highest diplomatic honor the United States can extend to an ally. Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Underneath the surface, trust is more easily built, care is more easily reciprocated, and expectations are more clearly communicated. Kyle Smitley, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 But Miss Manners realizes that dates to a time when people reciprocated hospitality — and did not do half of their entertaining in the kitchen. Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026 China has reciprocated by supporting Serbia's claim on Kosovo, which seceded in 2008 and applied for EU membership in 2022. Misha Savic, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocated
repaid
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  • If those IOUs are set to be repaid many years from now, they’re called bonds.
    Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The school has done so before — in 2022, Hiram repaid over $6 million of loans from its endowment.
    Bloomberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Reciprocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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