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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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2
as in paying
to make a return for
how can we ever repay your kindness?
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Recent Examples of repaying
He's spent 20 years repaying this debt kindness.
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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
Victims are often coerced into repaying loans at sky-high interest rates, with some even being threatened for delays.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
Share this plan with your lenders and creditors to demonstrate your commitment to repaying your obligations and maintaining a positive credit standing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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
Victims are often coerced into repaying loans at sky-high interest rates, with some even being threatened for delays.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
Share this plan with your lenders and creditors to demonstrate your commitment to repaying your obligations and maintaining a positive credit standing.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaying
Verb
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Highmark ended up reimbursing them more than $70,000.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The company began reimbursing for AI tools and prompt engineering classes, and even brought in outside experts to evangelize.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 Aug. 2025
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The average vehicle sells for nearly $50,000 and almost 20% of new car buyers are paying $1,000 or more a month, the report said.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Richard Linklater’s French-language black-and-white film Nouvelle Vague, paying tribute to the French New Wave movement, initially looked like one of the strongest candidates for the honor.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Football is exchanging ball control and patient build-up (like Emery has sought) for a more direct, forward-thinking approach once more.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Parents lined up on a sidewalk outside Bergen Meadow Elementary School, waiting to reunite with their children, exchanging hugs and quiet conversation.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 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 the Big Tech companies behind generative AI learned early on that building a business using the creative works of others is easier without asking permission or compensating creatives.—
Ruth Vitale,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Efficient, neat, always available as a means of compensating for her (completely justified) fear of not being a brilliant enough copywriter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Repaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repaying. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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