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as in reimburses
to make a return payment to
I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me
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as in pays
to make a return for
how can we ever repay your kindness?
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Recent Examples of repays
The bond also has a maturity date, which is when the issuer repays the principal.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The Creature repays the favor by using his strength to free the ship from its icy prison.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
The city repays the bondholders over time, plus interest, using property taxes.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images What To Know The program repays up to $20,000 in student loan debt over four years, according to HESAA.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The Creature repays the favor by using his strength to free the ship from its icy prison.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
The city repays the bondholders over time, plus interest, using property taxes.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images What To Know The program repays up to $20,000 in student loan debt over four years, according to HESAA.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repays
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The bill would also rename a state program that reimburses ranchers who lose livestock to wolves, calling it the Wolf-Livestock Coexistence and Compensation Program.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The policy reimburses tuition, fees and books for up to $20,000 per year for active players (and $5,000 for practice squad players).—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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In a solid bit of blocking from Leon, Kyra pays no heed as Luz cleans up after a meeting and other characters offer to help.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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While the average driver nationally pays about $181 per month for car insurance, the average Tesla Model Y driver pays $282 per month for coverage and the typical Model X driver pays $377 per month, according to the insurance comparison site The Zebra.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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The seagrass reciprocates with sugars.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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She’s known to be loving, helpful and accepting and is hoping for a family that reciprocates these qualities.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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To address the challenge, the team designed a swap gate based purely on geometric phases, that exchanges the quantum state of two qubits.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dorian Gray, the Victorian era’s proto-Clavicular, literally exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty—a move that the looksmaxxing community would seem to endorse wholeheartedly.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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Two decades on, Christopher Nolan's cinematic magic trick still satisfies.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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For those partial to a glaze, a drizzle of maple syrup at the end satisfies anyone who loves a sweet finish.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2026
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Similar to Vicario, Leno compensates with bravery and competitiveness.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Texas compensates for its lack of income tax revenue with a higher sales tax.—
System Process,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Repays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repays. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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