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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 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). 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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  • And despite your pessimism, over 97% of the metro district bonds issued from 2000-2008 (an appropriate time frame to evaluate performance) have been repaid in full despite the Global Financial Crisis that rocked credit and housing markets worldwide shortly thereafter.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Reimbursements for moving costs are paused for many during the shutdown, while not all expenses are being repaid.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Reciprocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reciprocated. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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