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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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Solar customers who had their systems installed under earlier iterations of the tariff still get compensated at the retail rate for 20 years from the time their systems became operational before the new rules affect them.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Bryant was eventually compensated as part of both the Epstein Victims' Compensation Program in 2020 and a separate settlement with JP Morgan Chase in 2023.—
Leigh Kiniry,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The French avenged the 2022 Olympics finish outside Beijing where Christiansen shot clean and beat Fillon Maillet home by 28 seconds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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That avenged the Timberwolves’ 47-44 loss to the Royals in last season’s tourney final.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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An investigative memo from the latest document release says Wexner's attorneys told investigators in 2008 that Epstein had repaid him $100 million.—
JULIE CARR SMYTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Huston said Indiana would issue a bond for the construction of the stadium, to be repaid through the city of Hammond’s admissions tax and a professional sports development area (PSDA) specialized tax district.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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For years, the county has been reimbursed $88 per day, when the actual cost to taxpayers is $180.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Connecticut company was reimbursed $1,062 from the bank and reported to police that the rest was deemed a loss.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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Gartside seemed aware of a certain potential for racial condescension in his worship of Franklin and unsure of how to resolve it, struggling to offer an explanation that satisfied him of her role in the cosmology of Cupid and Psyche 85.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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This comes after an unsuccessful attempt by Anderson's attorney to have the judge end her probation early, who argued in November 2025 that the ex-teacher had already satisfied the terms of her probation, WKMG reported.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Requited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requited. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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