1
as in damages
payment to another for a loss or injury
the judge ordered the landlord to pay his former tenants $100,000 each as requital for goods lost or damaged in the apartment fire
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2
as in payments
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
the electrician's requital for the used car was in the form of work on the dealer's house
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3
as in retaliations
the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury
"an eye for an eye" is a form of requital that is still legal in some countries
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Noun
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Smith said that the initial goal is to get the tool up and running and then focus on expanding the work by not only looking at events that cost over $1 billion in damages but also smaller and medium-sized events.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025 -
The Billion-Dollar Database tracks the financial costs of property and other infrastructure destroyed by extreme weather disasters in the United States, focusing on events that caused $1 billion or more in damages.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Once the federal government has reopened, SNAP benefits for November will be paid, followed by December payments.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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But in recent days, requests for help with groceries, rent, mortgage payments and utility bills have soared, says Sig Meilus, the organization's director.—
Jenny Abamu,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Neither country can afford to return to the prior tariff rates during the heat of tit-for-tat retaliations, which freaked out Big Tech earlier this year.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Among its recommendations, the commission urged the Church to provide reparations to survivors, ranging from financial support and formal apologies to reforms in how abuse is handled.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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For them, real change will only begin when accountability, reparations, statehood, the right of return, the rebuilding of Gaza, and self-determination are realized—not when peace is defined by the terms of their occupier.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Costs will be passed on to other customers, raising premiums and co-pays.—
Eric Snoey,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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An administrator told state officials that hospital leaders knew of the staffing shortages before opening the additional operating rooms, but the facility struggled to hire and keep employees because the salaries UCHealth pays are below market rate, according to the reports.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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Without adequate stability, your shoulders lose their proper foundation and alignment, creating a cascade of compensations that lead to pain and increased injury risk.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Suns reportedly offered Royce O'Neale and second-round compensations.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Employees, who receive excellent wages and benefits, often work there for years.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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The union is striking for higher wages and benefits and hiring more employees to fill staffing shortages.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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In a night of reprisals for Marcello Hernandez, the repertory Saturday Night Live player brought back his Weekend Update character The Movie Guy — a cinephile with a wan viewing history.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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Anonymity also allows the scouts to be completely honest, without fear of reprisals.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Requitals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requitals. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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