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
But, first, one of the January 6th insurrectionists, emboldened by his pardon from the President, is now campaigning for reparations.
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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
Is there anything to fear in the way Shillingford describes what reparations for Black and Indigenous people looks like to her?
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Its first-ever color feature, In the Shadow of Honor, which was going to be filmed in Indonesia, was canceled due to disagreements between the two countries related to colonial war reparations.
—Michael Taube, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
People looking to support Avenue Grill as the restaurant undergoes reparations can keep the business in their prayers and stay connected via social media, such as Facebook and Instagram, for updates on reopening, according to a statement by Avenue Grill sent to the Free Press.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The couple aims to build equity and give cultural reparations to Black artists while building the city's creative economy.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
Hugenberg recruited the Nazis into a campaign to undo Germany’s obligation to pay World War I reparations.
—Daniel Ziblatt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
The money used to buy that warship came from reparations extracted under the Treaty of Shimonoseki.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
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
Is there anything to fear in the way Shillingford describes what reparations for Black and Indigenous people looks like to her?
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Its first-ever color feature, In the Shadow of Honor, which was going to be filmed in Indonesia, was canceled due to disagreements between the two countries related to colonial war reparations.
—Michael Taube, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
People looking to support Avenue Grill as the restaurant undergoes reparations can keep the business in their prayers and stay connected via social media, such as Facebook and Instagram, for updates on reopening, according to a statement by Avenue Grill sent to the Free Press.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The couple aims to build equity and give cultural reparations to Black artists while building the city's creative economy.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
Hugenberg recruited the Nazis into a campaign to undo Germany’s obligation to pay World War I reparations.
—Daniel Ziblatt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
The money used to buy that warship came from reparations extracted under the Treaty of Shimonoseki.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reparations
Noun
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The daycare owners also signed away their right to sue for flood damages, but the state did not place a restrictive covenant on their remaining property.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Around $150,000 in attorney’s fees, damages and more, actually.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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 8 Oct. 2025.
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