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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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2
as in reciprocated
to make a return for
how can we ever repay your kindness?
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Recent Examples of repaid
Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
So if bankruptcy hits one of these borrowers, MSDL is first to be repaid.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Her 13 senior appearances last term, including first starts in the Champions League and WSL, repaid their faith.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Alas, there are some debts that can’t be repaid.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
It’s expected the bond would be repaid through revenue created by the stadium over the next 30 years.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Sweat says her station can't risk spending money on the project without a guarantee it will be repaid.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
The company borrows at a low interest rate today to buy BTC but grants lenders the right to be repaid in stock instead of cash if the share price rises above a preset level.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The defense also noted bankers and insurers independently evaluated the numbers, and the loans were repaid.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The agency began issuing overpayment notices on April 25, 2025, and would start withholding 50% of the recipient's benefits after about 90 days (or approximately July 24, at the earliest), until the overpayment is repaid.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
So if bankruptcy hits one of these borrowers, MSDL is first to be repaid.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Her 13 senior appearances last term, including first starts in the Champions League and WSL, repaid their faith.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Alas, there are some debts that can’t be repaid.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
It’s expected the bond would be repaid through revenue created by the stadium over the next 30 years.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Sweat says her station can't risk spending money on the project without a guarantee it will be repaid.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
The company borrows at a low interest rate today to buy BTC but grants lenders the right to be repaid in stock instead of cash if the share price rises above a preset level.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The defense also noted bankers and insurers independently evaluated the numbers, and the loans were repaid.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaid
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The Kentucky Hospital Association says new restrictions on how much hospitals can get reimbursed could endanger 20,000 jobs, losses that would land disproportionately hard in Eastern Kentucky.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Here, experts explain how to be reimbursed for the loss.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Sep. 2025
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Filming in South Korea Kim feels a deep connection with Korea through his family’s heritage — and the affinity has been reciprocated.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
19 Aug. 2025
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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
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Tributes have been paid to Ricky Hatton after one of Britain’s greatest boxers was reported to have died at his home at the age of 46.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Kirk’s supporters paid tribute to the activist at vigils in states including New York, Wisconsin, Virginia, North Dakota and Utah.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Blue Moon, written by Robert Kaplow (2008's Me and Orson Welles) was inspired by the real letters Larry and Elizabeth exchanged, as a title card in the movie states.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Scream star bent down to share an embrace with the rock icon and exchanged some words.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He was sentenced to 50 days in jail, which has already been satisfied by time served following his arrest, and five years probation.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Packers satisfied a major need by adding an elite pass rusher.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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The problem is that those players are in high demand, and most of them are well-compensated by the team that employs them (see OG Anunoby, Jalen Johnson, and Jalen Suggs).—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Players would likely be compensated for contributing their name, image, and likeness to the game.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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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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