requites

present tense third-person singular of requite
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as in compensates
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 avenges
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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  • A little over half of that burden will hit farmers directly in the form of falling retail prices, SBI said, unless the government compensates for the loss.
    Sriram Iyer, executive editor, CNBC-TV18, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
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  • This is a significant result for Turkovic, who avenges a loss to Sewing at the 2025 NYC Open.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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  • Medicaid reimburses up to $125 for a home-health visit from a skilled nurse, or about $200 per day of hospice care, Pentzer said, while a day in the hospital costs an average of about $3,000.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Medicare reimburses ambulance rides for dialysis when patients have a medical need for assistance.
    Ge Bai, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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  • In an era where greenwashing is easily exposed and surface-level philanthropy no longer satisfies stakeholders, the search for meaningful CSR programs is more urgent than ever.
    Sivan Yaari, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • More files are due to be released as the DOJ satisfies a subpoena deadline of September 8.
    Peter Vanham, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Requites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requites. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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