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repaid

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verb

past tense of repay

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Recent Examples of repaid
Verb
However, that sum generally must be repaid before any additional emergency withdrawals are made within the following three years. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026 Roberto Martinez, who has since stepped down as head coach, put his faith in Ronaldo throughout and it was not repaid. Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 While founders retain full ownership and operational control, the relationship with the lender ends once the loan is repaid. Richard Ceffalio, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Most of the funds would be borrowed, with about $10 billion coming through general obligation bonds that would be repaid over time by California taxpayers. Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Charter also assumed approximately $840 million in Liberty Broadband net debt, which the company said will be repaid shortly after closing. City News Service, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 The loan does not need to be repaid until the last borrower passes away, sells the home, or moves out for good, such as entering long-term care. Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 The second is to ensure that creditors get repaid as much as possible for their loans. Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 Start by maximizing funding that doesn't have to be repaid, including scholarships, grants, fellowships, teaching or research assistantships and any employer tuition assistance or reimbursement programs. Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 18 Aug. 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
  • That means Edison will be fully reimbursed for the billions of dollars in Eaton fire damages by a state fund that Newsom’s legislation created unless outside parties can prove Edison acted imprudently, negligently or worse.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Officers would be reimbursed up to $250 annually — roughly what the insurance is expected to cost.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • For Medicare patients, doctors are paid an additional 6% of the drug’s average price for each infusion.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The valuation of Fernandez is entirely justifiable within the context of the huge fees paid by several Premier League clubs, and specifically City, for high-level central midfielders this summer.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The pair also exchanged views on recent diplomatic efforts aimed at advancing political and diplomatic solutions, the statement read, without going into further details.
    August 20, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And then a full-on brawl with punches exchanged to top it off.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The court did not decide whether the particular geofence warrant ultimately satisfied the Fourth Amendment's probable cause and particularity requirements.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • A day later, the Twins satisfied another need with a trade for starting pitcher Dean Kremer.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The production relied on SAG guidelines and compensated Kilmer’s estate for his appearance.
    Brent Lang, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Around the world, most caregivers are either uncompensated or inadequately compensated, and many rely on public assistance where available to make ends meet.
    Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 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 24 Aug. 2026.

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