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as in reimbursing
to make a return payment to
I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me
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as in paying
to make a return for
how can we ever repay your kindness?
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Recent Examples of repaying
The school will have the option of repaying $18 million of the bonds in 2030 with fundraising receipts.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
The illusion of Jake’s seemingly idyllic life is shattered by the return of his chaotic older brother Vince (Jason Bateman), who had fled the state years earlier to avoid repaying a hefty debt to menacing mobster Joe Mancuso (Troy Kotsur).
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
He's spent 20 years repaying this debt kindness.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Their matchmaker, Aklilu, was repaying a kindness by Ceccarelli from many years ago.
—Susan Young, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
As long as the loan funds are spent, PG&E isn’t on the hook for repaying any of the loan itself.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Those who had been repaying loans for 20 years or more would have gotten their loans erased.
—Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Murphy responded to jeers, following two poor misses, by scoring twice and repaying Howe’s faith.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The classmates laugh and jeer, but Glinda, repaying Elphaba’s act of kindness, joins her in a wordless duet.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
The illusion of Jake’s seemingly idyllic life is shattered by the return of his chaotic older brother Vince (Jason Bateman), who had fled the state years earlier to avoid repaying a hefty debt to menacing mobster Joe Mancuso (Troy Kotsur).
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
He's spent 20 years repaying this debt kindness.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
Their matchmaker, Aklilu, was repaying a kindness by Ceccarelli from many years ago.
—Susan Young, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
As long as the loan funds are spent, PG&E isn’t on the hook for repaying any of the loan itself.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Those who had been repaying loans for 20 years or more would have gotten their loans erased.
—Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Murphy responded to jeers, following two poor misses, by scoring twice and repaying Howe’s faith.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
The classmates laugh and jeer, but Glinda, repaying Elphaba’s act of kindness, joins her in a wordless duet.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaying
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Agencies are playing their part, like the National Healthcare Security Administration, which laid out ways for reimbursing brain implant surgeries through its state insurance fund.—
Gina Chon,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The complaint alleges that Starbucks violated the law by not reimbursing employees who needed to buy new clothes to comply with the dress code.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Sep. 2025
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The investigation also showed settlement agreements ALDOT had signed with some residents soon after flooding concerns arose, paying each homeowner up to $5,000.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The bank’s investigation revealed that Javice had enlisted the help of a data science professor, paying him $18,000 to create fake customer data.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Here, Alex investigates suspicious activity among the townspeople, navigating the shop while drawing curious looks from other customers and exchanging tense words with the store clerk.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Both parties appear to still be exchanging tweets as of this writing.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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For her part, Bernstein is reciprocating by teaching Hunter and his dad how to play her sport of choice.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Citizens protested the use of the government subsidies, which went toward compensating the Kings and their opponents — the Florida Panthers and the Boston Bruins — for travel, accommodations and other financial losses.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Formally recognizing and educating the public about the essential role the Rapa Nui played in the eventual discovery of rapamycin is key to compensating them for their contributions.—
Ted Powers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Repaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repaying. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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