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
His character is in love with Lindy, but it’s mostly not reciprocated.
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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
The truth about Sonia Sonia, whose real name is Rocío, has harbored a long-standing obsession with Lorenzo dating back to her childhood that has never been reciprocated.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
But if the signs are all there that that’s not going to be reciprocated, save the time, save the effort, save the tears.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
Hilty has suggested several times that her psychiatrist reciprocated her feelings, with her chatbots offering her words that appear to validate that assertion.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
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
The truth about Sonia Sonia, whose real name is Rocío, has harbored a long-standing obsession with Lorenzo dating back to her childhood that has never been reciprocated.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
But if the signs are all there that that’s not going to be reciprocated, save the time, save the effort, save the tears.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
Hilty has suggested several times that her psychiatrist reciprocated her feelings, with her chatbots offering her words that appear to validate that assertion.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reciprocated
repaid
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Nerves are rising that big banks are tied up in loans that might not get repaid.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Duggan administration has interpreted state law to mean they can’t be repaid.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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