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repaid

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verb

past tense of repay

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of repaid
Verb
Receivership could follow a state emergency loan, stripping the school board of its governing authority, replacing the superintendent and placing the district under strict state oversight until the loan is repaid with interest. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Almost all those loans have been repaid, cycled through, but 12 basis points. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Debts incurred during a season with high energy costs will have to be repaid later, with interest and fees leaving less money available for the next bill or family emergency. — Sanya Carley, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 The suit also claims UCLA violated its federal grant terms and asks for the funds to be repaid. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 But detectives later discovered that McVay never hired the attorney the victim requested and that McVay repaid herself for the attorney’s retainer, police allege in the statement. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026 And that's a real risk with a home equity loan, as the funds will be distributed in a lump sum upfront – and expected to be repaid immediately. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Funds have long used short-term credit lines to move on opportunities before every investor has formally closed, then repaid the facility once capital calls arrive. — Peter Doyle, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 As the most consistently excellent side in rugby union history, the All Blacks usually repaid any reaction by inflicting a defeat. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaid
Adjective
  • Not all pads are alike, but a footprint on the larger side involves five to ten acres of cleared, packed ground that serves as the hub for drilling equipment, which can include wellheads, pump jacks, tanks, wastewater storage pits, trailers, and flare stacks.
    — Alex Heard, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
  • What counts as a cleared sidewalk?
    — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The prescriptions were often billed to and reimbursed by Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs, the lawsuit says.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • A little under $700,000 was improperly reimbursed because those dollars went towards visits to an escape room, restaurants, bars, a strip club and a gym, according to investigators.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In classic diplomacy, protocol giveaways are supposed to be reciprocated by substantive concessions.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Mullally reciprocated, but, in her signature dry humor, proceeded to kick him out of her car.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In most cases, bed and board have to be paid for, but there are a series of daily spending caps on different elements, such as food and hotel costs.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Texas coach Steve Sarkisian’s offense with quarterback Arch Manning still is not doing what, these days, it is paid to do.
    — Mac Engel October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Jackson struck Chubb after the two exchanged words following the Bills' 37-34 overtime victory over the Rams at SoFi Stadium.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • In sharp contrast to sprawling industry conferences or high-volume networking mixers where business cards are exchanged in seven-minute increments, these occasions are engineered for depth, the co-founders said.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Jil Sander was a perfect distillation of itself and satisfied a modernist appetite.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Jets tried to trade him during the summer, but were never able to get the deal that satisfied Kevin Cheveldayoff.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As creators take on political topics, questions often surface about whether influencers are being compensated.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This decrease in state funds was compensated for in 2026 by an additional $53 million in research awards from industry partners.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But after years of wooing Silicon Valley, the Defense Department’s interest became requited, with companies like Amazon seeing opportunities to replace the government’s hodge-podge data centers with cloud computing, for which the Pentagon was offering a $10 billion contract prize in 2019.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025

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“Repaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repaid. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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