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
Also among the topics set for discussion is reparations for Black Kansas Citians who qualify.
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Mara Williams, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
But reparations advocates gained some ground this year in making present-day Californians answer for (or benefit from) the past.
—Andrew Quinio, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Over those 11 years, the share of congressional Democratic co-sponsors of a bill to study reparations for the descendents of slaves rose from 1% to 57%.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The Kremlin has threatened to take action against the EU if the supranational organization follows through with its reparations loan.
—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
The bill was among several aimed at advancing the cause of reparations that Newsom vetoed on Monday.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
In December 2024, a Belgian court ordered the government to pay reparations to five mixed-race women after they were forcibly removed from their families in the colonial-era Belgian Congo.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Mara Williams, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
But reparations advocates gained some ground this year in making present-day Californians answer for (or benefit from) the past.
—Andrew Quinio, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Over those 11 years, the share of congressional Democratic co-sponsors of a bill to study reparations for the descendents of slaves rose from 1% to 57%.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The Kremlin has threatened to take action against the EU if the supranational organization follows through with its reparations loan.
—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
The bill was among several aimed at advancing the cause of reparations that Newsom vetoed on Monday.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
In December 2024, a Belgian court ordered the government to pay reparations to five mixed-race women after they were forcibly removed from their families in the colonial-era Belgian Congo.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reparations
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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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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 6 Nov. 2025.
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