as in damages
payment to another for a loss or injury
the government instituted a program of reparations to the descendants of Native Americans who were driven from their land
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Recent Examples of reparation
The bill was among several aimed at advancing the cause of reparations that Newsom vetoed on Monday.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The catching of a culprit—more than three decades after the fact, without forensic evidence or eyewitnesses—was heralded as an overdue reparation for police negligence and as a civil-rights milestone for Australia’s gay community.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Jackson uses his considerable fortune to pay reparation to the victims.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Oftentimes the justice system provides legal cover for this theft rather than any kind of meaningful reparation.
—Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The catching of a culprit—more than three decades after the fact, without forensic evidence or eyewitnesses—was heralded as an overdue reparation for police negligence and as a civil-rights milestone for Australia’s gay community.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Jackson uses his considerable fortune to pay reparation to the victims.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Oftentimes the justice system provides legal cover for this theft rather than any kind of meaningful reparation.
—Ryan Byrnes, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reparation
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Kessler and Berman have also stressed there isn’t case precedent for the application of Title IX to the allocation of damages in an antitrust case.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The plaintiff is seeking more than $50,000 in damages.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Offers in this section are from affiliate partners and selected based on a combination of engagement, product relevance, compensation, and consistent availability.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Gagnon's was the second trade proposal authored by a major outlet Wednesday, in which the Raiders receive incoming draft compensation as part of the acquisition of a quarterback with once high expectations who has fallen out of favor with his current organization.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Wright faces a maximum sentence of nearly 30 years in prison and will have to pay at least $440,000 in restitution.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Mocalkins was sentenced to 40 years in prison and must pay restitution to all the victims, prosecutors said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Reparation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reparation. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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