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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
This represents a nation’s borrowing versus the growth of its economy, and therefore the risk levels attached to servicing and repaying the debt.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 May 2026
The Administration has started repaying more than a hundred and fifty billion dollars to companies.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Diomande is happy to continue repaying the faith RB Leipzig showed in him.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 13 May 2026
This approach preserves your credit and keeps you on a path to repaying the full balance, but at a lower cost.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Lower-income households put even more of their refunds—nearly 30%—toward repaying debts.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
The charges stem from a $695,000 PPP loan the club allegedly took out in early 2020 and later sought and received forgiveness rather than repaying the federal government.
—Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
The pain has also hit private-equity companies that have bought or lent money to software companies, which need to withstand the AI threat to keep repaying those loans.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
In August 2024, federal prosecutors accused JMG Investments and Schwartz of improperly receiving two PPP loans in December 2020 and not repaying the duplicate loan as required, according to the DOJ.
—Andrea Klick, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 May 2026
The Administration has started repaying more than a hundred and fifty billion dollars to companies.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Diomande is happy to continue repaying the faith RB Leipzig showed in him.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 13 May 2026
This approach preserves your credit and keeps you on a path to repaying the full balance, but at a lower cost.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Lower-income households put even more of their refunds—nearly 30%—toward repaying debts.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
The charges stem from a $695,000 PPP loan the club allegedly took out in early 2020 and later sought and received forgiveness rather than repaying the federal government.
—Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
The pain has also hit private-equity companies that have bought or lent money to software companies, which need to withstand the AI threat to keep repaying those loans.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
In August 2024, federal prosecutors accused JMG Investments and Schwartz of improperly receiving two PPP loans in December 2020 and not repaying the duplicate loan as required, according to the DOJ.
—Andrea Klick, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repaying
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The Boise Airport plans to widen a taxilane to accommodate a larger Micron corporate jet, with the chipmaker reimbursing the city for the cost.—
Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
26 May 2026
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Insurance companies can invest the float, sometimes for years, before reimbursing insurance losses.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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At current levels, investors are paying for durability and growth visibility.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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If shooters continue to win the war against their goaltending brethren, then the fungibility of NHL goaltenders will continue to increase, and teams will be more incentivized to avoid paying premium prices for goaltenders, both in terms of their compensation and on the trade market.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Despite the current ceasefire starting a month and a half ago, Israel and Hezbollah have been exchanging attacks during that time.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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Surveillance video obtained by Fox 13 Seattle showed men ducking behind vehicles and exchanging gunfire in the street as bullets ripped through the neighborhood.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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The resulting reciprocating airflow spins a turbine, generating electricity that's transmitted to a grid on the shore via a subsea cable.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
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People could take advantage of our goodwill, demanding more without reciprocating, and in turn, pushing us to call for boundaries.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
9 Feb. 2026
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Where are employees compensating at personal cost to keep work moving?—
Bill Howatt,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Dimon framed acquisitions almost as a tool of last resort, not a growth strategy, and warned that bankers who lean too hard on dealmaking are often compensating for poor organic growth.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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“Repaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repaying. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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