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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
City officials warn that shutting down the streetcar could require repaying $48 million in federal funds and jeopardize future transit funding.
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Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
That harm might range from never repaying loans to stealing their spouse’s and children’s identities to access more credit.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
For many borrowers, the thought of taking on new graduate debt is compounded by the reality of repaying existing loans.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The school will have the option of repaying $18 million of the bonds in 2030 with fundraising receipts.
—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
Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
That harm might range from never repaying loans to stealing their spouse’s and children’s identities to access more credit.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
For many borrowers, the thought of taking on new graduate debt is compounded by the reality of repaying existing loans.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The school will have the option of repaying $18 million of the bonds in 2030 with fundraising receipts.
—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
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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On average, paying cash for care could be cheaper especially with lower-cost options like telemedicine and urgent care.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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With Apple Intelligence still months away from broad rollout and upgrade elasticity weakening, investors may be paying a premium for a business entering a slower-growth phase.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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After exchanging zeros, All-Star catcher Will Smith pounded a solo home run with two outs in the 11th inning.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Take William Shakespeare, who is often portrayed as a carouser, downing pints while exchanging barbs with his fellow writers, cheating on his wife with both men and women, passionately engaging his quill to reimagine the very nature of the human being.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 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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But that figure is far from compensating for the losses farmers are actually seeing.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Rockets are compensating without the 6-foot VanVleet by pivoting to an extremely tall starting lineup.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Repaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repaying. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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