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
Guests in attendance for this lavish soirée include George’s fellow intellectuals, a large number of dapper hedonists, the handsome horndog Judge Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock) — whose wolf-whistle come-ons are neither fully rebuffed nor reciprocated by Hedda — and Thea (Imogen Poots, wasted).
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Giammetti’s admiration for Garavani was reciprocated by the designer.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to China in seven years in August, which Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reciprocated with a trip to India during the same month.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
His character is in love with Lindy, but it’s mostly not reciprocated.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Hawkeyes fans often reciprocated with a full moon in broad daylight.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The actor reciprocated the love from local audiences by hosting a late post-screening Q&A a few short hours before her homebound flight, and spent her days in town praising not only the festival but Brazil’s national cinema.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
So far, Max, Nathan, and Josh have all reciprocated her advances.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
On Valentine’s Day, two months into the duo’s writing journey and budding friendship, Gilbert had brought a special treat to Westheimer’s and found her gesture unexpectedly reciprocated.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2025
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Giammetti’s admiration for Garavani was reciprocated by the designer.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to China in seven years in August, which Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reciprocated with a trip to India during the same month.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
His character is in love with Lindy, but it’s mostly not reciprocated.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Hawkeyes fans often reciprocated with a full moon in broad daylight.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The actor reciprocated the love from local audiences by hosting a late post-screening Q&A a few short hours before her homebound flight, and spent her days in town praising not only the festival but Brazil’s national cinema.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
So far, Max, Nathan, and Josh have all reciprocated her advances.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
On Valentine’s Day, two months into the duo’s writing journey and budding friendship, Gilbert had brought a special treat to Westheimer’s and found her gesture unexpectedly reciprocated.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocated
repaid
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Select members were recruited as handlers for Daedone’s wealthy boyfriend, whose massive loans to the company were apparently repaid on an installment plan of blow jobs.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The loan fund is repaid, replenished, and then reused for the next project.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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