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as in compensated
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
the company requited the employee who had fallen on the ice while leaving work by promptly paying all his medical bills, hoping that would stave off a lawsuit
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as in avenged
to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
the future writer would later requite the abuse he suffered at the hands of his classmates by creating scathing portraits of them in his novels
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as in repaid
to make a return for
I fear my love for her will never be requited
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Recent Examples of requited
But after years of wooing Silicon Valley, the Defense Department’s interest became requited, with companies like Amazon seeing opportunities to replace the government’s hodge-podge data centers with cloud computing, for which the Pentagon was offering a $10 billion contract prize in 2019.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requited
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This program would have compensated retailers who promote the iLottery.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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The criticisms were contained in reports into the deaths of 48 migrant workers from Bangladesh, India and Nepal, and centred on the lack of safety provisions made on construction sites, the failure to properly investigate accidents and the speed with which bereaved families are compensated.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Lindsey Barber scored a career-high 21 points as the Dartmouth girls basketball team avenged a loss earlier this season by knocking off New Bedford, 49-41, in a nonleague contest.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Ole Miss Now 2-0 without Lane Kiffin, the Rebels avenged their one regular-season loss thanks to a brilliant night from senior Trinidad Chambliss, who had 362 yards passing and two touchdowns without an interception.—
Paul Myerberg,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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And despite your pessimism, over 97% of the metro district bonds issued from 2000-2008 (an appropriate time frame to evaluate performance) have been repaid in full despite the Global Financial Crisis that rocked credit and housing markets worldwide shortly thereafter.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
4 Nov. 2025
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Reimbursements for moving costs are paused for many during the shutdown, while not all expenses are being repaid.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Students studying at tech colleges to become first responders could get their tuition and materials reimbursed under another new law.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Nearly a year later, California is still waiting to be reimbursed for $40 billion in wildfire aid that Newsom asked for after the Palisades and Eaton fires burned thousands of homes and claimed dozens of lives.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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This was clearly an audience satisfied with the show, but the reviews were oddly negative.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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Gross satisfied an itch with his move to Dortmund, playing in the Champions League across 66 appearances, which included a goal and 15 assists, but Brighton is his spiritual home.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Requited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requited. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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