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as in reimbursed
to make a return payment to
I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me
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as in reciprocated
to make a return for
how can we ever repay your kindness?
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Recent Examples of repaid
Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Every other state repaid the loans.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
So far, Murphy says, Cook has not repaid the money.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Chinese refineries have the most to lose if Venezuelan oil is kept off the market or redirected to the US; China also extended some $100 billion in credit to Venezuela on the expectation that it would be repaid in oil.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Securing traditional credit, such as a credit card or a loan, can help build your credit history since it is typically repaid over a longer period of time.
—Kevin Cerveny, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026
Nuno has seen the potential, and Potts has been repaid.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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
Verb
The grants do not have to be repaid.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Every other state repaid the loans.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
So far, Murphy says, Cook has not repaid the money.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Chinese refineries have the most to lose if Venezuelan oil is kept off the market or redirected to the US; China also extended some $100 billion in credit to Venezuela on the expectation that it would be repaid in oil.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Securing traditional credit, such as a credit card or a loan, can help build your credit history since it is typically repaid over a longer period of time.
—Kevin Cerveny, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026
Nuno has seen the potential, and Potts has been repaid.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaid
Verb
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Students studying at tech colleges to become first responders could get their tuition and materials reimbursed under another new law.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Nearly a year later, California is still waiting to be reimbursed for $40 billion in wildfire aid that Newsom asked for after the Palisades and Eaton fires burned thousands of homes and claimed dozens of lives.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Cannon acknowledged that gifts can be reciprocated, but added that a single gift still cannot be over the annual limit.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Shane immediately reciprocated it with lightning-fast urgency, obliterating one of the last barriers between them.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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What counts as a cleared sidewalk?—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Extending mortgages to 50 years would increase total interest paid and slow the buildup of home equity, potentially trapping borrowers in debt for a lifetime.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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David Letterman, who in 2002 hosted Warren Zevon‘s final television appearance before his death, paid tribute to his friend Saturday night with a lengthy induction speech at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that lasted several times as long as the musical salute by the Killers that followed.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The one that quite possibly tipped the scales were the texts Phelps exchanged about team owner Richard Childress with O’Donnell and NASCAR executive vice president Brian Herbst.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2026
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The teams exchanged baskets the rest of the quarter with Xaverian going into the half with a 26-25 lead.—
Mukala Kabongo,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This was clearly an audience satisfied with the show, but the reviews were oddly negative.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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Gross satisfied an itch with his move to Dortmund, playing in the Champions League across 66 appearances, which included a goal and 15 assists, but Brighton is his spiritual home.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This program would have compensated retailers who promote the iLottery.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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The criticisms were contained in reports into the deaths of 48 migrant workers from Bangladesh, India and Nepal, and centred on the lack of safety provisions made on construction sites, the failure to properly investigate accidents and the speed with which bereaved families are compensated.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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 13 Jan. 2026.
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