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 reparations
The Kremlin has threatened to take action against the EU if the supranational organization follows through with its reparations loan.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2025
In a case that predated the Israel-Hamas war, the court said Israel abused its position as an occupying power and called on it to cease new settlement activity, evacuate settlers and make reparations for the damage caused.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Effectively, Newsom’s slow roll protects him from taking any meaningful actions, thus bequeathing reparations to his successor, like his many other unresolved California issues.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
For them, real change will only begin when accountability, reparations, statehood, the right of return, the rebuilding of Gaza, and self-determination are realized—not when peace is defined by the terms of their occupier.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit seeks to create a model for national reparations.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
But, first, one of the January 6th insurrectionists, emboldened by his pardon from the President, is now campaigning for reparations.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Drawing from international human rights frameworks, theological ethics rooted in her Presbyterian tradition, and four historical case studies involving harm against AAPI communities, Kao examines both the moral and political dimensions of reparations.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
This stems from the concept of reparations in the popular consciousness being flattened to mean checks for Black people making up for the harms of slavery.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2025
In a case that predated the Israel-Hamas war, the court said Israel abused its position as an occupying power and called on it to cease new settlement activity, evacuate settlers and make reparations for the damage caused.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Effectively, Newsom’s slow roll protects him from taking any meaningful actions, thus bequeathing reparations to his successor, like his many other unresolved California issues.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
For them, real change will only begin when accountability, reparations, statehood, the right of return, the rebuilding of Gaza, and self-determination are realized—not when peace is defined by the terms of their occupier.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit seeks to create a model for national reparations.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
But, first, one of the January 6th insurrectionists, emboldened by his pardon from the President, is now campaigning for reparations.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Drawing from international human rights frameworks, theological ethics rooted in her Presbyterian tradition, and four historical case studies involving harm against AAPI communities, Kao examines both the moral and political dimensions of reparations.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
This stems from the concept of reparations in the popular consciousness being flattened to mean checks for Black people making up for the harms of slavery.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reparations
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Smith said that the initial goal is to get the tool up and running and then focus on expanding the work by not only looking at events that cost over $1 billion in damages but also smaller and medium-sized events.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Billion-Dollar Database tracks the financial costs of property and other infrastructure destroyed by extreme weather disasters in the United States, focusing on events that caused $1 billion or more in damages.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Without adequate stability, your shoulders lose their proper foundation and alignment, creating a cascade of compensations that lead to pain and increased injury risk.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Suns reportedly offered Royce O'Neale and second-round compensations.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Reparations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reparations. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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