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repaid

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verb

past tense of repay

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Recent Examples of repaid
Verb
Once the painting resurfaced, the museum repaid the insurer in late 2023, and Chubb subsequently confirmed that title to the work had been restored to the Guggenheim. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Tung Hsin had repaid 47 percent and planned to reach full reimbursement by December. Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026 Reverse mortgage loans typically don't need to to be repaid until the homeowner moves out, sells the home or dies. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 Bo, Panshi and another associate lent the developers of the apartment complex more than $2 million, at least some of which had not been repaid, according to a lawsuit Chen filed in February in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026 The previously unreported $39,727 loan was approved in June 2020 — the same month Polymarket entered its beta phase — and repaid in July 2021, according to Small Business Administration data. Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 24 July 2026 The tragic consequences of gross violations of xenia are perhaps best illustrated by the Trojan prince Paris, who repaid the hospitality of the Spartan king Menelaus by eloping with Menelaus’s wife, Helen, thus triggering the Trojan War. Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026 The $42 million loan was repaid through a lucrative government currency-exchange scheme resulting in a windfall of $600 million. Jay Weaver july 21, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026 According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, this part would be repaid at a cost of $500 million to $600 million annually from the general fund – that is, by the taxpayers. John Seiler, Oc Register, 21 July 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
  • After alleging that some patients had to wait more than a year to get reimbursed, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes recently brought a suit under state consumer protection laws against SimonMed Imaging, which has 170 locations in 10 states.
    Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Property owners can be reimbursed up to $125 for a toilet replacement and take home complimentary water-saving devices.
    Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 12 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
  • A day later, the Twins satisfied another need with a trade for starting pitcher Dean Kremer.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The treat filled me up, cooled me down and completely satisfied my sweet tooth.
    Hali Smith August 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 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 21 Aug. 2026.

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