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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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Another way to look at it is the Heat have well compensated Bam for the challenge ahead with the three-year, $166 million extension that kicks in next season.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Lawmakers backing the proposal argue that Iran provides security for the strait and should be compensated by foreign shippers.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Payton Pritchard added 28-6-6 on 10-of-20 shooting as the Celtics avenged their 29-point home loss to Charlotte on March 4.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Nico Hoerner, Matt Shaw and Carson Kelly drove in runs as the Cubs avenged Thursday's 10-4 opening day loss.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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At that point, credit card companies may decide that receiving a partial payment is better than continuing to pursue an account that may never be repaid at all.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Those bonds will be repaid with property taxes and with any revenue generated from selling power from the dams' hydroelectric plants, which can resume operating once the lakes are full.—
Liz Teitz,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Mar. 2026
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For instance, travelers might not even be completely reimbursed for every expense.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Mar. 2026
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Many are missing rent payments, can’t support their families and are accumulating expenses that won’t be reimbursed.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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The president satisfied his own ego, displaying no patience, as other bloodthirsty warlords throughout history.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Miami also declined to offer Jovic, though there’s no indication that his inclusion would have satisfied Phoenix.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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